Movie: When My Knife Strikes You

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    Shot in various villages throughout Yugoslavia, this is a disturbing document of a time when people were stabbing each other with knives without any real reason. Murderers, people who witness these murders and the families of victims all talk about the senseless violence and the human condition.

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    1968-01-01

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    7.2

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    3.6 starts
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