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Volvo City

Nov 4, 1991
0h 50m
★ 0.0

Overview

Stamford Hill in North London is home to a community of 30,000 Hasidic Jews. Aiming to preserve a way of life they had in eighteenth century Poland and living strictly according to over 600 Biblical commandments brings them into conflict with modern life. They have embraced one aspect fully though, the Volvo Estate car.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Quicksilver

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