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Germany, Year Zero (1948)

Germany, Year Zero (1948)

Germania anno zero
72 minutes IT Drama
A soldier can lose everything but his courage.
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
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