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Road Blocks

Road Blocks

We're used to living like dogs!

2001 · 101 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Ali, a Kurdish refugee, travels to Athens in search of his missing brother. He discovers that his brother paid to be smuggled into Italy but then disappeared, so Ali tries to find his brother and get his way into Italy.

Directed by Stavros Ioannou · Written by Stavros Ioannou

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