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202197 minPGdocumentary

5.8/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

Simple As Water

202197 minPGdocumentary

5.8/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

Four Syrian families navigate life after war's devastation.

“Family knows no borders.”

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Four Syrian families navigate life after war's devastation.

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Megan Mylandirector

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A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.

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