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When God Sleeps
2017·1h 28m·★ 6.0
German original
Iranian musician Shahin Najafi flees his homeland and heads to Cologne, Germany after harsh criticism by several clerics over the release of his song speaking out against human rights abuses resulted in a fatwa being issued.
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Light commitment · 1h 28m
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