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UNITED STATES · 1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Gus Van Sant
American Independent self-acceptance nonconformity female empowerment coming-of-age physical difference
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Synopsis

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Year1994
CountryUnited States
DirectorGus Van Sant
MovementAmerican Independent
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