Monkey Grip (1982)

Director
Ken Cameron

Main cast
Noni Hazlehurst; Colin Friels; Alice Garner; Harold Hopkins; Candy Raymond

Genres
Drama

Description
A frank portrayal of a year in the life of a divorced mother living in Melbourne, trying to cope with her daughter and her own relationship with a drug addict while trying to get into the music business.


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