Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

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Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
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Directed by
Starring Manti Te'o
Edited byNate Gross
Music byBrocker Way
Production
company
Players' Tribune
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist is a 2022 American Netflix documentary film directed by Tony Vainuku and Ryan Duffy. [1] The film was released on August 16, 2022. [2]

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Summary

The film is the sixth installment in the nine-part Untold documentary film series. [3] Its story follows the life and career of All-American Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o and explores how a clandestine online relationship threatened both his career and legacy. [4]

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References

  1. Hastings, Christobel (2022-07-20). "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist on Netflix". Stylist. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. Koons, Zach (19 July 2022). "Netflix Releases Trailer for Manti Te'o Catfishing Scandal Documentary". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. Hendricks, Jaclyn (2022-07-19). "Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax explored in 'Untold' Netflix documentary". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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