Kinky Boots

~How far would you go to save the family business?

Overview

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2005-08-30
Budget: $10000000
Revenue: $9950133
Runtime: 107 min

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