The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Valerie KontakosDirector
- Christos AsteriouWriter
- Valerie KontakosWriter
- Despina PavlakiWriter
- Ken MyhrOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chelly WilsonSelf (archive footage)