Movie: Houen Zo!

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    Ode on the resilience of Rotterdam, where people are working hard on the reconstruction of the city that was destroyed in the war. Winner of the prize for best realistic film at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

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    1952-09-27

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    Nederlands
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