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Daughters

Aug 09, 2024 | IMDB 7.6

108 min Watch Now

Documentary

Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.

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