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“Breathtaking in its techniques, rhapsodic in its passion, and encyclopedic in its scope, the film traces the long fall from paradise into modern barbarism.” – Art Gallery of Ontario
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Genre: Documentary
Director: R. Bruce Elder
Actors: Anna Pafomow, Henry Jesionka, James D. Smith, R. Bruce Elder
Country: Canada
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