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cold war casualties (film: The Courier – Dominic Cooke, 2020)

The 1962 missile crisis, triggered by the Soviet Union’s installation of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba, has already spawned a few bookshelves and a few dozen movies for the big and small screens. It should be noted that despite the amount … Continue reading

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the Holocaust from a different perspective (Film: Nowhere in Africa – Caroline Link, 2001)

How much the cinema industry, perception and tastes have changed in only 17 years. These thoughts were triggered by watching ‘Nowhere in Africa‘, a film which was awarded in 2001 the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. Although … Continue reading

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