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HAGER FIKER THEATRE | ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
ALLIANCE ETHIO-FRANCAISE | VAMDAS ENTERTAINMENT INITIATIVE AFRICA
PRESENTS
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY AGENCY
Initiative Africa Presents... I would like to welcome you to the 13th Edition of the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF), the longest running all- documentary film festival in Africa. AIFF started in 2007 to provide a platform for documentary film professionals wanting to tell stories and convey realities that would otherwise not have made it to you. By giving a voice to the marginalized and showing films that shatter taboos, our festival’s aim is to promote professional collaboration and foster the development of independent film – while celebrating diversity on screen. This inspiring event draws local and international audiences to experience documentary films and the compelling art and culture they highlight. As you will see in our catalog, AIFF presents the best in documentary, experimental films, animation, hybrid works, and more. All of this would not have been possible without our friends, partners and sponsors. Please check out the e website for continued updates and announcements. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you (and your friend's) at this year’s Festival. Enjoy YOUR Festival!! Thank you! Kebour Ghenna AIFF Director www.addisfilmfestival.org +251-116 62 26 40/41 addisfilmfesival@gmail.com +251 913 66 57 54
MESSAGE
From The Organizers
Initiative Africa is pleased to announce the 13th Edition of Addis international film festival. The 2019 edition of
AIFF will take place from April 30 – May 5, 2019. AIFF have developed from just screening 11 films at a single
venue in 2007 to screening more than 70 films at five venues and drawing an average of over 4,000
attendees.
To celebrate our 13th anniversary we have arranged screening of over 60 films in the following venues; at
Addis Ababa in five venues (Italian Cultural Institute, Alliance Ethio FranÇaise, Vamdas Entertainment, Hager
Fekere, and National Archives and Library Agency) as well as in regional capitals: Hawassa, Gondor, Adama
and Bahir Dar.
This year’s compelling line-up of insightful documentaries deal with Social justice, identity and cultural
diversity. The theme of 13th Edition of AIFF is ‘Social Justice, Identity and Cultural Diversity” we aim to put the
spotlight on issues like discrimination due to gender, religion & race, unfair labor practices, ethnicity and
different topics that are socially relevant.
Come and Enjoy the Best Documentaries!
Thank you!
Bezawit Damtew
AIFF Coordinator and the team
www.addisfilmfestival.org +251-116 62 26 40/41
addisfilmfesival@gmail.com +251 913 66 57 54
FEATURE FILMS AIFF 2019 Catalog
13th
Director: AVA DUVERNAY
Production: USA; 2016
Length: 100 MIN
Genre: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Award: CRITICS' CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS, BLACK REEL
AWARDS
Synopsis: U.S. has just 5% of the world's population. "13th" charts the
explosive growth in America's prison population; from 200,000
to more than 2 million. The documentary touches history of
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racism, slavery, civil rights movement, declaration of the war on
drugs and much more.
FILM CATALOG 1
AMERICA ARMADA
Director: PEDRO ASBEG, ALICE LANARI
Production: BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, MEXICO: 2018
Length: 90 MIN
Genre: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Selection: OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR DOCSMX 2018
Synopsis: Latin Wars approaches the mechanisms that generates the
endless cycles of armed violence. Death-threatened, three
people in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico it shows the origin and
reflexes of the violence.
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FILM CATALOG 2
BIAS
Director: ROBIN HAUSER
Production: USA : 2018
Length: 88 MIN
Genre: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Award: AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2018 Indie FEST Film Awards
Synopsis: The toxic effects of bias make headlines every day: sexual
harassment, racial profiling, the pay gap. As humans, we are
biased. Yet few of us are willing to admit it. We confidently
make snap judgments, but we are shockingly unaware of the
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impact our assumptions have on those around us.
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CHARM CITY
Director: MARILYN NESS
Production: USA; 2018
Length: 106 MIN HUMAN RIGHTS
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Selection: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Synopsis: During three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore;
community members, police, and government officials attempt to
reclaim the future of their city. Charm City speaks to a nationwide
crisis, where the grit and compassion of citizens offer humanity
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as a way forward.
FILM CATALOG 4
CITY OF GHOST
Director: MATTHEW HEINEMAN
Production: UK; 2017
Length: 92 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST PRODUCTION-
CINEMA EYE HONORS
Synopsis: Anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland
was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With deeply personal access,
this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they
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face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile,
risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in
the world today.
FILM CATALOG 5
DOLORES
Director: PETER BRATT
Production: USA: 2017
Length: 95 MIN
Genre: BIORAPHY, HISTORY
Award: GRAND JURY AWARD - SFF, BEST DOCUMENTARY - CIFF
Synopsis: Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the
country's first farm worker's union struggle for racial and labor
justice, As she wrestles with raising 11 children, three marriages,
and is nearly beaten to death by a San Francisco tactical police
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squad, Dolores emerges with a vision that connects her new
found feminism with racial and class justice.
FILM CATALOG 6ENCHAINED
Director: MOGES TAFESSE
Production: ETHIOPIA; 2018
Length: 100 MIN
Genre: HISTORY, DRAMA
Award: -
Synopsis: “Enchained” during their long journey, the two men traverse a
number of challenges including keeping each other safe so that
the experienced litigator Gonite and the inexperienced student
Gobeze can stand trial before the new ruler, Queen Zewditu, and
be vindicated.
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FILM CATALOG 7I AM JANE DOE
Director: MARY MAZZIO
Production: USA; 2017
Length: 98 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
Synopsis: The epic battle that several American mothers that are waging on
behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex trafficking
through ads on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that
for years was part of the iconic Village Voice. I AM JANE DOE is
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a gut-wrenching human story and fresh look at a social and legal
issue that affects every community.
FILM CATALOG 8INVENTING TOMORROW
Director: LAURA NIX
Production: USA; 2018
Length: 105 MIN
Genre: BIOGRAPHY
Award: OF DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AWARD SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Synopsis: Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who
are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s
environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while
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navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence.
They prepare their projects for the largest convening of high
school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair (ISEF).
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FILM CATALOG 9IT MUST MAKE PEACE
Director: PAUL R. CHANDLER
Production: MALI: 2017
Length: 120 MIN
Genre: MUSIC,CULTURE
Award: BEST SHORT FILM- NOVA FRONTIER FILM FESTIVAL
Synopsis: The rich, vibrant culture of Mali is under threat. It Must Make
Peace. gives voice to Mali's musicians and artists, exploring the
threats while celebrating the diverse and breathtaking artistry that
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weaves together its intricate social fabric. Mali's artists exhibit
their diverse traditions, and the integral role they play in
cultivating and maintaining peace.
FILM CATALOG 10KING IN THE
WILDERNESS
Director: PETER W. KUNHARDT
Production: USA; 2018
Length: 111 MIN
Genre: BIOGRAPHY
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD - NAACP
Synopsis: A look at Martin Luther King's final years roughly last two years.
MLK was murdered on "April 4, 1968" and that "50 years later,
friends recall his last years". We then go to "Atlanta, Georgia",
where we hear about his kids begging King to not go to Memphis
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on that fateful day.
FILM CATALOG 11LIYANA
Director: AMANDA & AARON KOPP
Production:SWAZILAND: 2017
Length: 77 MIN
Genre: ANIMATION
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BIFF
Synopsis: Synopsis: Five orphaned children in the Kingdom of Swaziland
dive into their imagination to create an original African tale about
a girl on a dangerous quest. As the real and imagined worlds
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begin to converge the children must choose what kind of story
they will tell - This hybrid film weaves documentary scenes
together with the animated adventure.
FILM CATALOG 12Maid In Hell
Director: SOREN KLOVBORG
Production: MIDDLE EAST; 2018
Length: 72 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: ----
Synopsis: Women have become trapped in the Kafala System- a set of laws
governing migrant labour in the Middle East that binds labourers
to their employers. Their passports are confiscated and trying to
escape means they risk harsh punishments or imprisonment.
Woven into this system is a network of unscrupulous employment
agents who intentionally put hundreds of thousands of women at
risk of physical assault, harassment and extreme exploitation for
personal profit.
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FILM CATALOG 13MISSING GIRLS
Director: VADIM VITOVTSEV
Production: INDIA: 2018
Length: 66 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: THE LAUREL BRANCH-DOCSMX 2018
Synopsis: India occupies the first place among countries with the highest
rate of human trafficking. The film tells us about the fate of
young ladies trapped and sold in sexual slavery in Mumbai.
In parallel, the film's authors uncover the story of Kushi, a little
14 girl from one of the poorest villages in northern India. Kushi's
father is seriously considering selling his daughter to save her
family from poverty
FILM CATALOG 14My name is Gennet
Director: MIGUEL ÁNGEL TOBíAS
Production: SPAIN; 2018
Length: 85 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS, DIABLITY
Nominee: BEST FEATURE FILM - VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
Synopsis: Gennet Corcuera, a woman from Ethiopia who suffers from deaf-
blindness, a very rare disease that prevents direct connection to
the world without the help of an interpreter. She is the first
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European Blind & Deaf citizen to achieve a college degree,
gathers her special memories, marked by the difficult learning &
integration process she had to live in a world were there was no
place for people like her.
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FILM CATALOG 15NISE: THE HEART OF
MADNESS
Director: ROBERTO BERLINER
Production: BRAZIL, 2016
Length: 106 MIN
Genre: BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
Award: AUDIENCE AWARD - TIFF
Synopsis: Based on a true story of Dr. Nise da Silveira , a psychiatrist who
treated her patients with art instead of electroshock therapy. Her
miracle happened in Brazil on the 1950's. Behind this miracle there
was no art academy, patron or dealer, only a psychiatrist, ridiculed by
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her colleagues, and a painting studio at a mental hospital, in the
outskirts of town.
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FILM CATALOG 16OF FATHERS AND SONS
Director: TALAL DERKI
Production: GERMAN, SYRIA; 2017
Length: 99 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: GRAND JURY PRIZE, WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY - SFF
Synopsis: Osama Ayman love and admire their father and obey his words,
but while Osama seems to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants
to go back to school. The film captures the moment when the
children have to let go of their youth and are finally turned into
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Jihadi fighters. No matter how close the war comes—one thing
they have already learned: they must not cry.
FILM CATALOG 17PANE A VITA
Director: JULIA DAHR
Production: ITALY; 2013
Length: 65 MIN
Genre: SOCIAL JUSICE,ECONOMIC CRISIS
Award: BTERTIO MILLENNIO FILM FEST
Synopsis: he cotton factory Honegger of Albino closed down, in the
middle valley of Bergamo, where working is a religion. In the
cotton factory, the place at the loom was handed down from
mother to daughter, and newly employed workers were sure to
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have found "ol pà 'n véta", their bread and butter for a life time.
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HOTELPRINCE OF PARIS
Director: VEERA LEHTO-MICHAUD
Production: FINLAND; 2019
Length: 56 MIN
Genre:MIGRATION
Award: -
Synopsis: Father and daughter separated from each other by migration, It
follows closely Issah, an undocumented migrant, on his journey
deeper into Europe, but it's focus is on those left behind.
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Princesse, the film's 9-year old narrator, Issah's daughter leads us
to her world, allowing us a glimpse of the modern exodus seen
through the eyes of a young girl.
FILM CATALOG 19SKY, EARTH and MAN
Director: CAROLINE REUCKER
Production: GERMANY; 2018
Length: 70 MIN
Genre: HISTORY
Selection: DOK LEIPZIG COMPETITION
Synopsis: This film tries to get hold of the impressions of the Moroccan
desert landscape, through which perpetually blows the wind, as
well as of the people living there and to tell their stories. In the
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reality of the film a space of encounters with Ahmed, Yussef,
Lahcen, and Idir is being developed and their stories enable the
viewer to witness their daily lives, their desires and their feeling of
belonging.
FILM CATALOG 20Straight/Curve:Redefining
Body Image
Director: JENNY MCQUAILE
Production: USA; 2018
Length: 83 MIN
Genre: IDENTITY & DIVERSITY
Award: -
Synopsis: Ninety percent of women and young girls do not feel
represented in the fashion industry or media, and the imagery
they consume on a daily basis makes them feel “disgusting” and
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“less than”. Straight/Curve:Redefining Body Image examines the
industries and obstacles responsible for this body image crisis
and showcases the dynamic leaders fighting for more diversity
of size, race and age.
FILM CATALOG 21STRANGE FISH
Director: GIULIA BERTOLUZZI
Production: ITALY; 2018
Length: 54 MIN
Genre: HUMAN RIGHTS
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD - GENOVA FILM FESTIVAL
Synopsis: The fishermen in Zarzis, a Tunisian town on Libya's borders, set
out each day wondering whether they will find a strange fish in
their nets, the bloated corpse of a drowned migrant. But Strange
Fish does not only show this drama, with its all-pervading
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indifference. It rather shows the deep and human response of the
town's anonymous heroes. For 15 years, these fishermen have
helped and saved thousands of people.
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FILM CATALOG 22THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN
Director: JULIA DAHR
Production: KENYA, DENMARK; 2019
Length: 87 MIN
Genre: ENVIROMENT
Award: BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - FICMEC,
BEST FILM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MFF Belgium
Synopsis: Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his
camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the
damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him
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and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from
a father, to community leader to an activist on the global stage.
FILM CATALOG 23THE ASSEMBLY
Director: GOUSSEAU LAZARE
Production:FRANCE; 2018
Length: 72 MIN
Genre: IDENTITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Award: -
Synopsis: Enthusiastic about an article on the peasant's struggle from the
small Andalusian village of Marinaleda, Jacques, an
inexperienced director, goes to make a film in Marinaleda
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FILM CATALOG 24THE DANCER THIEVES
Director: LALI HOUGHTON
Production: KENYA, 2019
Length: 50 MIN
Genre: SOCIAL JUSICE
Award: BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - FICMEC,
BEST FILM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MFF BELGIUM
Synopsis: Bouba is determined to help those incarcerated by showing an
alternative path using performance and dance. He first wins
the trust of the prison director to create a dance piece that he
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will try and get the prisoners to perform outside of the prison
walls. It’s a daring proposition and one that his friends and
colleagues seriously question. They fear he misplaces trust in
the prisoners and that they will undoubtedly try and escape on
the day of the performance
FILM CATALOG 25THE DESERT OF
THE DESERT
Director: SAMIR ABUJAMRA and TITO GONZALEZ
Production: BRAZIL, 2016
Length: 86 MIN
Genre: HISTORY, WAR
Award: 21st edition of É Tudo Tudo - International Documentary Festival
Synopsis: The longest-running and least- known colonial conflicts and the
plight of the Sahrawi desert nomads of Western Sahara since
Morocco's 1975 invasion. It shows saga of the Sahrawis, their
struggle to regain their homeland and the sad paradox of a
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nomadic people forced to live in confinement.
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FILM CATALOG 26THE DISTANT BARKING
OF DOGS
Director: SIMON LERENG
Production: DENMARK; 2017
Length: 90 MIN
Genre: WAR
Award: FIRST APPERANCE AWARD - IDFA
Synopsis: Ten-year-old Oleg lives in the eastern part of Ukraine — a war-
zone that often echoes with anti-aircraft fire and missile strikes.
While many have already left this dangerous area, Oleg
remains with his grandmother, and his younger cousin Yarik
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and the older boy Kostia. Together they go on adventures, talk
about what makes a real man, test each other’s boundaries —
but sometimes they go too far.
FILM CATALOG 27THE POETESS
Director: STEFANIE BROCKHAUS
Production: SAUDI; 2018
Length: 49 MIN
Genre: GENDER EQUALITY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Award: BEST ART AND CULTURE FILM - SWR DOKU FESTIVAL
Synopsis: Hissa Hilal, a 43-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia, achieved
international fame when she was one of the few women to
compete in a televised talent search for Arabic poets. Her poetry
is controversial: she criticizes extremist fatwas and is an advocate
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of women’s rights.
FILM CATALOG 28THE ROAD FORWARD
Director: MARIE CLEMENTS
Production: CANADA ; 2017
Length: 101 MIN
Genre: MUSIC
Award: BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY - LEO AWARD
Synopsis: The Road Forward’s stunningly shot musical sequences,
performed by an ensemble of some of Canada’s finest
vocalists and musicians, seamlessly connect past and present
with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats. A
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rousing tribute to the fighters for First Nations rights, a soul-
resounding historical experience, and a visceral call to action.
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FILM CATALOG 29The Silence of Others
Director: ALMUDENA CARRACEDO AND ROBERT BAHAR
Production: SPAIN, USA; 2018
Length: 96 MIN
Genre: JUSTICE
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY AND PEACE FILM PRIZE WINNER,BIFF 2018
Synopsis: The epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under
General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international
lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they
suffered. A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of
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forgetting the past.
FILM CATALOG 30WHEN THE WAR COMES
Director: JAN GEBERT
Production: CZECH REPUBLIC; 2018
Length: 76 MIN
Genre: WAR, HUMAN RIGHT
Award: BEST DOCUMENTARY - ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL AWARD 2018
Synopsis: Peter Švrček comes from a middle-class family concerned
about the future of Slovakia and the arrival of immigrants. I f
there’s going to be a war, Peter wants to be prepared for it, so
in his free time he leads a paramilitary group of dozens of
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men.,director Jan Gebert observes the group’s rise in
popularity. On the contrary, the authorities turn a blind eye to
their activities, despite the fact that their far-right leanings and
fascist ideals are veiled in a paper-thin layer of decency.
FILM CATALOG 31SHORT FILMS AIFF 2019 Catalog
SHORT FILMS LIST
Title Director Title Director
#SHARE Helina Solomon 13 OPERATION JANE WALK Leonhard Müllner
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2 BURKINABE BOUNTY Lara Lee 14 OUR ETHIOPIA Kalkidan Araya
3 CINEMA'S WOMEN Carmen Perona 15 PASSION Neil Philip George
4 DEMLA Nick Gichuki 16 PEER GYNT Michiel Robberecht
5 ESKEMECHE Gezahegn Teka 17 PLUMES BLANCHES RED Leul Shoaferaw
6 ETHIOPIA , LAND OF DREAM Mohammed Yahiaoui 18 ZONE PARAMEDICS Leanne Brady
7 HAIRAT Jessica Beshir 19 SHOTO Firul Maithya
8 HOPE Daniel Negatu 20 THE BLUE DEVIL Nebiat Assefa
9 HULET ALEM Kasahun Birara 21 THE LAST BORN Brian Karani
10 MAIN Assefa Zerihun 22 WHO AM I Wanuri Kahiu
11 MOSSY FOOT Lianne Cremers 23 WHO KNOWS Nick Gichuki
12 ONE DAY IN ALEPPO Ali AlibrahimSPONSORS
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