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Shadowman

Apr 21, 2017 | IMDB 4.5

81 min Watch Now

Documentary

Richard Hambleton was a founder of the street art movement before succumbing to drugs and homelessness. Rediscovered 20 years later, he gets a second chance. But will he take it?

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