The death of a working man's newspaper(2006)
Fredrik Gertten's documentary follows the editoral on the newspaper "Arbetet" during the weeks before it is about to be closed.
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Fredrik Gertten's documentary follows the editoral on the newspaper "Arbetet" during the weeks before it is about to be closed.
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2006-09-14
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