Whitney: Can I Be Me

Release date: 2017-01-01
Votes: 158
Genres: Music, Documentary
The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
Reviews

Simon Foster
"Nick Broomfield hits a shattering high note with Whitney: Can I Be Me, a soaring celebration of a once-in-a-generation talent and a heartbreaking study into the corrosive pressure that fame and addiction can inflict..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/5/20/whitney-can-i-be-me.html
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