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The Goree Girls is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mimi Leder with Jennifer Aniston
The Goree Girls (2013)
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The true story about eight women who were prisoners at the Texas' Goree Prison in the 1940s. They formed an all-female country and western act and ended up building a fanbase of millions. The women were eventually pardoned.Actors
Jennifer Aniston
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Sandra Oh
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Ellen Pompeo
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Kelly Rowland
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Jennette McCurdy
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