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Thank You for the Rain

Review: ‘Thank You for the Rain’

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2017March 2, 2022
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Thank You for the Rain (UK/Norway, 87 min.) Dir. Julia Dahr Programme: International Spectrum (North American Premiere)   Kenyan farmer Kisilu Musya has a life-changing revelation when the clouds part in Thank

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