CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Pirogue posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2012 1h 27m FRA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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The Pirogue

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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It extends the displacement theme into resettlement, pairing social tension with a close, emotionally charged portrait of people improvising a family and a future.

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