UPDATE! Siddiq Barmak’s “Opium War” wins two more prestigious awards
Opium War, a film by director Siddiq Barmak which had won the Golden Marc’Aurelio Critics’ Award for Best Film at the Rome International Film Festival has now won two more prizes in two consecutive days: the Grand Prix in Batumi film festival (Georgia) on 29
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