Life on Top

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2009-10-03
Genre:Drama
Duration: min
Country:Romania, United States of America
Director:Jared West
Actors:Heather Vandeven, Mary LeGault, Brandin Rackley, Daniel Messier
Production:HBO, Castel Film

Overview:

Based on a novel by Clara Darling, about a college grad who heads to a big city looking for work and discovers her older sister, who's been living there for years, is a model.

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