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A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream.

1992121 min6.7 / 10

An energetic, warmly-told musical about working-class solidarity and youthful resilience in turn-of-the-century New York, balancing exploitation and hardship with hope and camaraderie.

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

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