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Des femmes

Des femmes

2020•8.0/10
Documentary

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As the peaceful and determined Hirak movement gathers momentum and hopes for profound political change sweep across Algeria, women are combining femininity and feminism in the past, present, and future.

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Baya Films, Les. Asphofilms.

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FR

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