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The Curse and the Jubilee(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-03-13
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Time: 0h 26m
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An intimate, arresting portrait of the cursed Appalachian mining town of Ivanhoe, Virginia. The film captures the town as it prepares for the annual Jubilee, a wild 4th of July celebration where families and neighbors let loose and triumph over daily hardships, industrial abandonment, and race.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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