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Watchers of the Sky

Jan 20, 2014 | IMDB 5.6

114 min Watch Now

Documentary

Five interwoven stories of remarkable courage from Nuremberg to Rwanda, from Darfur to Syria, and from apathy to action.

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Benjamin Ferencz, Raphael Lemkin, Matt Mitler, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Samantha Power, Emmanuel Uwurukundo

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