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The Station

The Station

1989 · 16 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

Sudan, in the late 1980s. People cross the desert on foot or cover long distances by car and truck. In Al Mahatta, Eltayeb Mahdi shows encounters at one of the large crossroads between the capital Khartoum in the centre of the country and Bur Sudan on the Red Sea.

Directed by Eltayeb Mahdi · Written by Eltayeb Mahdi

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