Review of 6 Balloons (2018) by Kiva — 04 May 2018

A good film about addiction from the side of the people who care abou the addict. Franco and Jacobson were perfect.

This review of 6 Balloons (2018) was written by Kiva on 04 May 2018.

6 Balloons has generally received positive reviews.

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