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Who Pays the Price for Our Clothing? - The True Cost
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Title: The True Cost

Release Date: 29 May 2015

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Documentary, Drama

Director: Life Is My Movie Entertainment Company, Untold Creative

Production Companies: Life Is My Movie Entertainment Company, Untold Creative

Overview: Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.559 (222 votes)

Cast

  • Herself: Vandana Shiva
  • Herself: Stella McCartney
  • self: Stephen Colbert
  • self: John Oliver
  • self: Richard Wolff
  • self: Mark Crispin Miller
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