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Awoko
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Awoko

Nov 2, 2021
0h 9m
★ 0.0

Overview

Shot over one night in the loud, dimly lit printing press, this is the story of the men whose labour lies behind Sierra Leone's oldest daily newspaper.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Try Hard Films

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