Ballet Shoes
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United Kingdom · 2008
Rated PG · 1h 25m
Director Sandra Goldbacher
Starring Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox
Genre TV Movie, Drama, Family
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An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.
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