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Actress
Actress
6.8
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158 Ratings

ACTRESS

Directed by Robert Greene
United States, 2014
Documentary

Synopsis

Brandy Burre had a recurring role on The Wire when she gave up her career to start a family. When she decides to reclaim her life as an actor, the domestic world she’s carefully created crumbles around her. It’s a film about starring in the movie of your life.

Synopsis

Brandy Burre had a recurring role on The Wire when she gave up her career to start a family. When she decides to reclaim her life as an actor, the domestic world she’s carefully created crumbles around her. It’s a film about starring in the movie of your life.

Our take

American documentarian Robert Greene scored a big hit on the international festival circuit with this complex blending of fact and fiction. Actress Brandy Burre reveals her day-to-day struggles to live as a working actress … and yet appears to be acting as herself in her own life.