Shadowman

Shadowman

Shadowman

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Shadowman

2017

1h 21m

4.5(7 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Richard Hambleton was a founder of the street art movement before succumbing to drugs and homelessness. Rediscovered 20 years later, he gets a second chance. But will he take it?

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Storyville Films

Motto Pictures

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Richard Hambleton

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Richard Hambleton

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