Ethel
- Director: Rory Kennedy
- Language: English
- Theatrical Release Date: Fri Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2012
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
Synopsis: This intimate, surprising portrait of Ethel Kennedy provides an insider's view of a political dynasty, including Ethel’s life with Robert F. Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
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