Barbie Uncovered: A Dream House Divided

Barbie Uncovered: A Dream House Divided

Barbie Uncovered: A Dream House Divided

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2024•90 min•Documentary

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Gemma Arterton

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Ann Ryan

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Annie Constantinesco

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Tom Kalinske

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Bettinna Dorfmann

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Sandi Grayson

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The film spotlights the soaring success of Barbie, with sales of three hundred thousand dolls in the first year, to over two billion before Ruth Handler died. The enormous financial rewards for both multi-millionaire parents are exposed, and this leads to a surprising story of betrayal, sex, drugs and excessive partying.

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