The Business of Being Born
Trailer: The Business of Being Born
Year: 2008
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Barranca Productions
Director: Abby Epstein
Cast: Abby Epstein, Ina May Gaskin, Ricki Lake, Julia Barnett, Tina Cassidy, Robbie Davis-Floyd
Crew: Abby Epstein (Director), Ricki Lake (Producer), Madeleine Gavin (Editor), Madeleine Gavin (Additional Photography)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release: Jan 09, 2008
IMDb: 6.60/10 by 21 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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