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20229 minPGdocumentary

Formaldehyde

20229 minPGdocumentary

An Armenian fisherman searches the Bosphorus in his final days, reflecting on his life and the challenges he faces.

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An Armenian fisherman searches the Bosphorus in his final days, reflecting on his life and the challenges he faces.

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Oguz Yenendirector

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Bits and pieces from the last days of an Armenian fisherman desperately searching in the Bosphorus.

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