Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

2022 · 85 min · Documentary

A retrospective of director Roland Joffé’s first four films.

Directed by Daniel Griffith

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