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Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal(2022)
Status: Released
Date: 2022-08-28
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Time: 1h 28m
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With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal
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Mary Kay Letourneau
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With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.
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2022-08-28
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