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Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell

Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell

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Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell

2016

1h 26m

7.0(3 votes)

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Filmmaker Martin Bell chronicles the life of Erin Blackwell, mother of 10 children, from the time she was a 14-year-old prostitute through her battle with drug addiction, poverty and parenting.

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