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Gia

Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.

Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

19982h 0mRRomance, Drama, TV Movie

About Gia

Directors
Michael Cristofer
Cast
Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis, Louis Giambalvo, John Considine
Genres
Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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