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How She Move/Save The Last Dance/All Youve Got DVD

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A trio of teen-orientated dance flicks In SAVE THE LAST DANCE Sara Johnson is forced to move to Chicago following the death of her mother There she finds life very different to the one she left behind in the quiet Midwestern town Things look up for Sarah when she meets Derek who shares her passion for dancing HOW SHE MOVE is the story of an intelligent and driven high school student whose academic dreams are dashed when a tragedy leaves her parents struggling to make ends meet She moves back home where she rekindles her passion for dance and gets involved with the local step dancing teams As they compete for big money prizes she realises that this might be her last chance of
ever making it out of the projects In the comedy ALL YOU&VE GOT a volleyball player at an upscale private high school is troubled by her famous father&s absence at her games When the school burns down and all the privileged girls have to transfer to a &ghetto& school the volleyball team is forced to earn its stripes Actors Tracey Armstrong Cle Bennett Nina Dobrey Romina D&Ugo Kevin Duhaney Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Fredro Starr Terry Kinney Efren Ramirez Ciara Laila Ali Daniella Alonso Adrienne Bailon & Julissa BermudezCertificate 12 years and overScreen WidescreenLanguages English - Dolby Digital (51)Duration 4 hours and 49 minutes (approx)Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A trio of teen-orientated dance flicks In SAVE THE LAST DANCE Sara Johnson is forced to move to Chicago following the death of her mother There she finds life very different to the one she left behind in the quiet Midwestern town Things look up for Sarah when she meets Derek who shares her passion for dancing HOW SHE MOVE is the story of an intelligent & driven high school student whose academic dreams are dashed when a tragedy leaves her parents struggling to make ends meet She moves back home where she rekindles her passion for dance & gets involved with the local step dancing teams As they compete for big money prizes she realises that this might be her last chance of ever making it out of the projects In the comedy ALL YOU&VE GOT a volleyball player at an upscale private high school is troubled by her famous father&s absence at her games When the school burns down & all the privileged girls have to transfer to a &ghetto& school the volleyball team is forced to earn its stripes Actors Tracey Armstrong Cle Bennett Nina Dobrey Romina D& Ugo Kevin Duhaney Julia Stiles Sean Patrick Thomas Kerry Washington Fredro Starr Terry Kinney Efren Ramirez Ciara Laila Ali Daniella Alonso Adrienne Bailon & Julissa Bermudez Certificate 12 years & over Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 4 hours & 49 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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