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202077 minPGdocumentary

2.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Addiction Prison System

Show Dancer

202077 minPGdocumentary

2.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Fifteen years after his hit song "Steppin Out," Lasse faces another prison sentence while seeking redemption from a life marked by addiction and chaos.

Addiction Prison System

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Laurits Flensted-Jensen

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Fifteen years after his hit song "Steppin Out," Lasse faces another prison sentence while seeking redemption from a life marked by addiction and chaos.

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Laurits Flensted-Jensendirector

Lasse Eckstrøm Jensencast

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Lasse, once a tap-dancing pop star known as 'Laze', reflects on his life in Denmark. He gained fame with the hit song "Steppin Out" but later faced addiction and incarceration. Now, fifteen years after his rise to fame, he confronts the possibility of another prison sentence. Lasse aims to break the cycle of chaos that has marked his life. He seeks redemption and hopes to fulfill his dreams of starting a family while grappling with his troubled past.

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