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Returning to Reims

Returning to Reims

2022•1h 24m•6.3/10
DocumentaryHistory

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6.3/10(14)

An intimate and political history of the French working class from the early 1950s to the present day.

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Les Films de Pierre, ARTE, INA

Language

FR

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Adèle Haenel

Adèle Haenel

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