Workers' Wings
Ilir Hasanaj Kosovo, Drama, Poetry, 16mm, Albanian, 00:19:00
Milazim, Fatmir and Liridon are manual labourers injured at work. What happens after a work accident?
Milazim, Fatmir and Liridon are manual labourers injured at work. What happens after a work accident?
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