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Dolly Parton

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

There is something to be said for small, intimate movies. And that’s exactly what “Dolly Parton” is. At its core, it is a film about the relationship between a girl and her mother, or at least, the...

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom is a  film about a young girl who discovers she was adopted and fantasizes that Dolly Parton is her mother. The film is based in the mid seventies. Director...