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True North (2020)

| Animation | 15 June 2020 (France)
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After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.

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After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.

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This Is So True story
1 August 2020 | by mubashirali-85595 – See all my reviews

They Are Like Animals and this is present senerio as well No one is allowed to Do Basic Things of life as a civilian and the people who are in prison are in Unimagineable condition MAY ALLAH Help them
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