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Mobility

1986•37m
Documentary

This short documentary examines the complex range of issues affecting urban transport in developing countries. After examining cost and available technology, as well as the different needs of the industrialized middle class and the urban poor, the film proposes some surprising solutions.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Donald Brittain

Donald Brittain

Narrator

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