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Groomed
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Groomed

Mar 18, 2021
1h 24m
★ 6.0

Overview

Gwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Blumhouse Productions
Yellow Dot Films

Groomed Trailers

Cast

Gwen van de Pas

Self

Gwen van de Pas

Asia Jamal

Self

Asia Jamal

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