Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Release date: 2018-01-21
Votes: 61
Genres: Documentary
Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she’s done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one woman’s singular journey.
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