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You Don't Back Down

202128 minPGdocumentary

In Nigeria, Dr.

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Channel: NFB

You Don't Back Down

2021• 28 minPG

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In Nigeria, Dr.

Synopsis

This short documentary follows a young Canadian doctor serving in a local mission hospital in Nigeria. Stationed abroad under the Canadian University Service Overseas Plan, Dr. Alex McMahon and his schoolteacher wife encounter new challenges every day throughout their rewarding experience.

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