Movie: A Day in Smara

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    Un Dia En Smara

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    The documentary tells the story of one day in Smara, a refugee camp in the south of Algeria. A handmade symbolic toke takes us through the lives of six characters and the reality of the situation in Sahara: The past, present and future of a population without land who want that their words will be heard by the world.

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    2010-03-19

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    العربية
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