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May 3, 2017
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Donkeyote (Germany, UK. 86 minutes) Dir. Chico Pereira Programme: Magnificent Obsessions. (Canadian Premiere)   A crowd-pleasing tale of an old man with a dream, a dog and a donkey, Chico Pereira’s Donkeyote

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