12 Dec 2020
Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party
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Hungarian Retro
A feature length, lively - montage style - documentary, capturing the essence of what life was like in socialist Hungary - dubbed the "The most cheerful barrack" back then - using contemporary music, interviews, adverts and news footages.
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