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JOHN GREEN recommends a German comedy that celebrates the old GDR values of solidarity, community and a society not dominated by consumerism

OLD MONEY: Two to One, Directed by Natja Brunckhorst / Pic: IMDb

Two to One (12A)
Directed by Natja Brunckhorst
★★★★

 

 

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