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Postwar Album

Postwar Album

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Winter 2019. Spanish war photographer Gervasio Sánchez, who documented with his camera the long and tragic siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-95), returns to the city in search of the children he met among the ruins, those who survived to grow up, live and remember.

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

28 February 2021

Country

Germany

Cast

Gervasio Sánchez

Gervasio Sánchez

Self - Photojournalist

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