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202125 minPG-13documentary

Seven Grams

202125 minPG-13documentary

In 2008, 12-year-old Chance was abducted by the NDC, a guerrilla group operating in North Kivu, Eastern Congo, while visiting his sister in Mubi.

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Karim Ben Khelifa

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In 2008, 12-year-old Chance was abducted by the NDC, a guerrilla group operating in North Kivu, Eastern Congo, while visiting his sister in Mubi.

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In 2008, at age 12, Chance was abducted by the NDC, an active guerrilla group in Eastern Congo, while visiting his older sister in Mubi in the province of North Kivu.

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