The March

The March

We are poor because you are rich.

1990 · 100 min · ★ 8.0 · TV Movie

A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We are poor because you are rich."

Directed by David Wheatley · Written by William Nicholson

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