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devastating consequences of oppression, which is a theme in our film. Our film looks at how moral narratives can bring us together as communities, but also blind us to the suffering of others."
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gave the film three out of five stars and called it "a culturally necessary film that encourages us to question the status quo and be open to changing it".
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