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Faraway, So Close to Homeland | Slate

Faraway, So Close to Homeland

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Faraway, So Close to Homeland

After the Syrian Revolution number of political activists had to emigrate due to the regime's repression.

Runtime: 1h 0m

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Alfoz TanjourDirector

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