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Brownstones to Red Dirt

Brownstones to Red Dirt

2010 · 85 min · ★ 2.0 · Drama, Documentary

Kids from Brooklyn, NY housing projects try to change the world when they are paired with Sierra Leonean pen pals orphaned by a civil war.

Directed by Chad N. Walker · Written by Dave LaMattina

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