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Once I Entered in a Garden

Once I Entered in a Garden

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Documentary

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Fantasizes an 'Old' Middle East, wherein communities were not divided along ethnic and religious lines; a Middle East in which even metaphorical borders had no place

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

10 July 2013

Country

France

Cast

Avi Mograbi

Avi Mograbi

Ali Al-Azhari

Ali Al-Azhari

Yasmine Al-Azhari-Kadmon

Yasmine Al-Azhari-Kadmon

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