Backlight: the Stranger

    • Hans Otten
    • Netherlands, The
    • 50 min

    Credits

    • 50 min
    • color
    • video
    • Spoken languages: Arabic, English
    Director
    Hans Otten
    Production
    Henneke Hagen for VPRO, Jos de Putter for VPRO

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