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201535 minPGdocumentary

5.8/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

On The Side

201535 minPGdocumentary

5.8/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

A community confronts the challenges posed by their country's economic recession in this 2015 documentary.

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João Miller Guerra

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A community confronts the challenges posed by their country's economic recession in this 2015 documentary.

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Filipa Reis

Filipa Reisdirector

João Miller Guerra

João Miller Guerradirector

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The portrait of a community as they face their country's economic recession.

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