Movie: Sara - My Whole Life Was a Struggle

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Sakine Cansız (Sara)
Sakine Cansız (Sara)

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Ralph-Raymond Braun
Ralph-Raymond Braun

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    Documentary on Sakine Cansız (Sara), the Kurdish revolutionary and PKK co-founder killed in Paris in January 2013 by Turkish agents.

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    2015-01-04

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    Life of Sakine Cansiz, founding member of the PKK.

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    Türkçe
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