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Delikado
Delikado
Bobby, Tata and Nieves – a charismatic lawyer, a former illegal logger and a fearless politician – are three magnetic leaders fighting to stop corporations and governments seeking to plunder increasingly valuable natural resources from the island of Palawan.
You Resemble Me
You Resemble Me
Cultural and inter-generational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris.
Midwives
Midwives
Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.
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