The Merchants of Joy

2025•1h 29m•6.2/10

Documentary

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6.2/10(6)

In the city that never sleeps, five families hustle each winter to turn sidewalks into holiday outposts.

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Dial Tone Films, Artists Equity, Boat Rocker Studios, Epic

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