My War
Apr 29, 2018 | IMDB 8.5
98 min Watch NowDocumentary, War
A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary 'My War' probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone else’s behalf.
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Accidental Anarchist
Bachar, le maître du chaos
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Baraka
Eyewar
W.M.D.
On Her Shoulders
7 Days in Syria
Der Schatz von Timbuktu, die Geschichte einer Rettung
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
The Battle of Mosul
Before the Storm
Track 143
Aleppo's Fall
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2017
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IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2018
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IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2021
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IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2017
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2013
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IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 2018
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IMDB 10 | Sep , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1991
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2017
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