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Long Night's Journey into Day

Long Night's Journey into Day

Looking into a dark past for a bright future.

2000 · 94 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission

Directed by Deborah Hoffmann

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