Coby and Stephen are in Love

Jul 22, 2019

0h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

Through handmade outfits and dancing, Coby, a 93 year old retired Chinatown nightclub performer, and Stephen, an artist twenty years her junior, find unlikely love, despite dissimilarities in culture and age. As their last performance in Las Vegas approaches, Coby and Stephen prepare a final routine.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Herself

Coby Yee

Himself

Stephen King

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