Movie: The Uprising

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    The Uprising

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    The Uprising shows us the Arab revolutions from the inside. It is a multi- camera, first-person account of that fragile, irreplaceable moment when life ceases to be a prison, and everything becomes possible again.

  • Release Date

    2013-10-01

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    العربيةEnglish
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