Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands
[inset_right]State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire
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Production year: 2010
Country: Rest of the world
Runtime: 138 mins
Directors: Rachid Bouchareb
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sabrina Seyvecou, Sami Bouajila
Suffering from a tendency to…
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Although still relatively small as a center for art,…
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Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands