Picture of Light
Jun 10, 1994 | IMDB 6.7
83 min Watch NowDocumentary
A documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
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A documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
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