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18 Ius Soli: Il diritto di essere italiani
directed by Fred Kuowrnu, fl. 2003; produced by Struggle Filmworks (Rome, Lazio: Privately Published, 2012), 53 mins
18 Ius Soli (the right of soil) is a 2012 award-winning grassroots Italian documentary about the issues of the citizenship for 1,000,000 of kids born in Italy. Officially selected at Black Berlin International Cinema. This documentary “examines” the law that denies citizenship to young people born in Italy of...
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directed by Fred Kuowrnu, fl. 2003; produced by Struggle Filmworks (Rome, Lazio: Privately Published, 2012), 53 mins
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18 Ius Soli (the right of soil) is a 2012 award-winning grassroots Italian documentary about the issues of the citizenship for 1,000,000 of kids born in Italy. Officially selected at Black Berlin International Cinema. This documentary “examines” the law that denies citizenship to young people born in Italy of immigrant parents, because they have no Italian blood. It follows 18 stories of girls and boys born and raised in Italy whose parents a...
18 Ius Soli (the right of soil) is a 2012 award-winning grassroots Italian documentary about the issues of the citizenship for 1,000,000 of kids born in Italy. Officially selected at Black Berlin International Cinema. This documentary “examines” the law that denies citizenship to young people born in Italy of immigrant parents, because they have no Italian blood. It follows 18 stories of girls and boys born and raised in Italy whose parents are originally from African, Asian, and South American countries who moved to and have long-lived in different areas of Italy. They are children of immigrants: go to school in Italy, speak the language and dialects, have never even been to the countries that their parents are from, nor do they speak their parents’ language. Yet they are not recognized Italian citizens. To obtain the Italian citizenship, they have to go through a lengthy and complicated application process and can only do so after they’ve turned 18 years old – a process that doesn’t always end positively for the applicant, resulting in serious and unavoidable problems of social inclusion and identity. There are presently 1,000,000 of young people who were born in Italy, speak Italian fluently, have studied in Italian schools and have lived in Italy all their lives, yet, they are not entitles to Italian citizenship. It is a reality lived by Italian soccer champion Mario Balotelli and countless others.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Struggle Filmworks
Author / Creator
Fred Kuowrnu, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Race discrimination, Law, Sociology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012 Struggle Filmworks
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50 Children
directed by Steven Pressman, 1955-; produced by Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and HBO (Los Angeles, CA: Seventh Art Releasing, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple fac...
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directed by Steven Pressman, 1955-; produced by Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and HBO (Los Angeles, CA: Seventh Art Releasing, 2013), 1 hour 4 mins
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Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple faced imposing obstacles. The United States government, not to mention a vast majority of the American public, was largely indifferent to...
Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus never intended to become heroes. But in early 1939, as conditions were worsening for Jews living inside Nazi Germany, the Philadelphia couple embarked on a risky and improbable mission – an effort to rescue 50 Jewish children and bring them to safety in the United States. The couple faced imposing obstacles. The United States government, not to mention a vast majority of the American public, was largely indifferent to the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to escape from Adolf Hitler’s increasing persecution. America’s rigid immigration laws also made it nearly impossible to bring refugees – even children – into this country. The Krauses, who were Jewish, also had to face the risks of traveling into Nazi Germany and dealing with the Gestapo and other Nazi officials in their effort to carry out their bold rescue plan.In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus sailed for Europe and into the heart of darkness. 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus for the first time tells the incredible story of an American couple who, against all odds, brought the single largest group of children during the Holocaust out of Nazi Germany and into the United States. In doing so, they transformed themselves from an ordinary couple into extraordinary heroes.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Pressman, 1955-, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, HBO, Alan Alda, 1936-, Mamie Gummer, 1983-
Author / Creator
Steven Pressman, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Seventh Art Releasing
Speaker / Narrator
Alan Alda, 1936-, Mamie Gummer, 1983-
Person Discussed
Eleanor Kraus, 1903-1989, Gilbert Krauss, 1918-1975
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Antisemitism, Hate groups, Refugees, Jewish people, World War II, 1939-1945, History, Borders and Identity, Germans, Americans, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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60 Minutes, Congo Gold
produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016 and Nicole Young, fl. 2009, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2009), 13 mins
Five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a war fueled primarily from gold mined in the country by warlords and smuggled out to be sold on the open market. Scott Pelley reports.
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produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016 and Nicole Young, fl. 2009, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2009), 13 mins
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Five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a war fueled primarily from gold mined in the country by warlords and smuggled out to be sold on the open market. Scott Pelley reports.
Date Written / Recorded
2009-11-29
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Nicole Young, fl. 2009, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2009-11-29
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Matt Runci, fl. 2009, Fidel Bafilemba, fl. 2009, John Prendergast, 1963-, Anneke Van Woudenberg, fl. 2002
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Smuggling, Gold, War, Political violence, Gold mines and mining, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, History, Economics, Origins, Congolese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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60 Minutes, Watching the Border
produced by Keith Sharman, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2010), 14 mins
January 10, 2010, 8:00 PM-Steve Kroft reports on the status of the multi-billion-dollar "virtual fence" being built at the U.S.-Mexican border, which is behind schedule and so far covers only about one percent of the border.
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produced by Keith Sharman, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2010), 14 mins
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January 10, 2010, 8:00 PM-Steve Kroft reports on the status of the multi-billion-dollar "virtual fence" being built at the U.S.-Mexican border, which is behind schedule and so far covers only about one percent of the border.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Keith Sharman, fl. 2006-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Steve Kroft, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2010-01-10
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Immigration and emigration, Law enforcement, Crossing borders, Political boundaries, Science and Technology, Migration and Diaspora, Politics & Policy, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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60 Minutes, January 29, 2017, Finding Refuge
presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes, January 29, 2017 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 15 mins
A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where e...
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presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes, January 29, 2017 (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 15 mins
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A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where each refugee is interviewed in detail, their irises scanned, and a background check is performed. President Barack Obama and Presidentia...
A report on the Syrian refugee crisis. Syrian families are fleeing terrorism to make it to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Amman, Jordan, where they undergo a vetting process before they are moved to the United States. The U.S. security check lasts an average of 18 to 24 months where each refugee is interviewed in detail, their irises scanned, and a background check is performed. President Barack Obama and Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton favor the current refugee program, whereas Presidential nominee Donald Trump and a majority of U.S. governors have called for a halt to it. Includes interviews with: Gina Kassem, regional refugee coordinator at UNHCR - Jordan; Syrian refugees moving to America only identified by their first name: Sulaf and her daughter Joody (partially in English and through a translator); Mohammad and his wife Ebtesam (through translator); and Ekbal (through translator); Senior Pastor Bryant Wright, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church; and Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security. Also includes comments by unidentified people at UNHCR - Jordan. This rebroadcast includes updated introductory and closing remarks by Correspondent Bill Whitaker.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Katy Textor, fl. 2006-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Refugees, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, Migration and Diaspora, War and Violence
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Copyright © 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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100% Asphalt
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
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"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from abandoned children, left to their misery and destitution, and surviving on violence and drugs.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Forward Film Productions, Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Illegal drugs, Children, Anthropology, Lebanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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100 Years of Silence: The Germans in Namibia
directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quar...
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directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
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One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German conce...
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German concentration camps in Namibia as well as their experiments in "racial science" when they formulated the Final Solution during World War II a few decades later. Today the Hereros claim billions of euros from the German government in repatriation for the genocide. The experience of one family is described by a descendant, a 23-year-old Herero woman named Georgina. She has a fair complexion and a green tinge to her eyes. Georgina is aware of the fact that her great-grandmother was raped by a German soldier and now wants to confront the demons of her own genetic past. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Halfdan Muurholm
Author / Creator
Halfdan Muurholm, Casper Erichsen
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Herero and Namaqua Genocide (Namibia) (1904-1907), History curriculums, Ethnic cleansing, Internment camps, Genocide, Imperialism, Herero and Namaqua Genocide, Namibia, 1904-1907, History, Documentation of Crimes, Humanities, Germans, Herero
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731: Two Versions of Hell
produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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1971
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Dhaka, Dhaka Division: Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
Includes descriptions of violence and sexual assault. This item also contains graphic content.
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military cr...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Dhaka, Dhaka Division: Tanvir Mokammel, 2011), 3 hours 34 mins
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In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long...
In the general election of the constituent assembly of Pakistan in December 1970, secular Awami League, led by Bengalee leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won absolute majority. But instead of handing over power to the elected Bengalee representatives, the Pakistan army on 25th March 1971, launched a brutal military crackdown on the Bengalee code named as 'Operation Searchlight'. And since then up to the liberation of Bangladesh in December, for long nine months, the marauding Pakistan army perpetrated a genocide in East Pakistan. It is claimed that around three million people were killed, more than two hundred thousand women were raped and about ten million refugees had to flee to India. The Bengalee military and para-military personnel, the youth and the students formed the Freedom Fighters (Muktibahini), who resiliently fought against the Pakistan army and their Islamic collaborators. In December, a full-fledged war broke out between India and Pakistan, and Bangladesh was finally liberated on 16th December as an independent state. Depicting all the main events of the year 1971 Tanvir Mokammel has made a research-based three hour-thirty five minutes (215 minutes) long mega-documentary titled as '1971'. For the people of Bangladesh the year 1971, for its association with the war of independence, has remained a glorious year. But at the same time, as so much carnage happened around, it was also a sad time. The year 1971, for the people of Bangladesh remains, to borrow Charles Dickens' expression— 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of times!' For the documentary Tanvir Mokammel shot 250 hours of footage and interviewed 176 individuals including military commanders, freedom fighters, politicians, diplomats, raped women, refugees and survivors from the mass killings.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
Bangladesh Liberation War (1971), War, Refugees, Genocide, Sexual assault, Soldiers, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971, Partition of Bengal, 1947, History, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Bengali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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2330 A Captive Story
directed by David Marradés, fl. 2015; produced by David Marradés, fl. 2015 (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: Quechua Films, 2015), 1 hour 11 mins
The stories of Mourtada, Samuel and Peggy bring to light the dark and troubling world of detention centres for undocumented immigrants who have not committed a (serious) crime. With in-depth analysis from experts with diverse backgrounds, politics, and perspectives, we learn about the significant human cost of the...
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directed by David Marradés, fl. 2015; produced by David Marradés, fl. 2015 (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid: Quechua Films, 2015), 1 hour 11 mins
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The stories of Mourtada, Samuel and Peggy bring to light the dark and troubling world of detention centres for undocumented immigrants who have not committed a (serious) crime. With in-depth analysis from experts with diverse backgrounds, politics, and perspectives, we learn about the significant human cost of the immigration enforcement system.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Marradés, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
David Marradés, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Quechua Films
Topic / Theme
21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2015 David Marradés
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