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Casting JonBenet

2017-04-28 · 81 min · ★ 5.7

Documentary · Crime · Drama

Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.

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Directors
Kitty Green
Production companies
Meridian Productions, Forensic Films, Symbolic Entertainment, Symbolic Exchange
Countries
Australia, China, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hannah CagwinHannah CagwinSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Aeona CruzSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Liv BagleySelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Shylee SagleSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Danika ToolsonSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Emma WinslowSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Elle WalkerSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Kaydence LuceroSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee
Nicole HamiltonSelf - JonBenet Ramsey Auditionee / JonBenet Ramsey Dance Double
Kit ThompsonSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Amy DowdSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Teresa CocasSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Stephanie FedericoSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Tamara HutchinsTamara HutchinsSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Deb HultgrenSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Ronda BelserSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Dorinda DercarSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Carolyn StraussSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Marian RothschildSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee
Aspen RaderSelf - Patsy Ramsey Auditionee

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