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Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
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Watani, un monde sans mal
Duration: 1 h 18 m | 1998
Two men of different backgrounds lose their respective jobs, setting off a series of events that brings them together in tragic circumstances.
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