Postwar Album (2021)
Overview
Winter 2019. Spanish war photographer Gervasio Sánchez, who documented with his camera the long and tragic siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-95), returns to the city in search of the children he met among the ruins, those who survived to grow up, live and remember.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.075 |
Directed By
Airy Maragall
Àngel Leiro
Crew
Airy Maragall
Àngel Leiro
Jaume Patrís
Juan González
Amanda Sans Pantling
Samir Hrković
Airy Maragall
Óscar Xavier Gómez
Stephanie von Lukowicz
Albert Manera
Àngel Leiro
Xavier Capellas
Albert Manera
Óscar Xavier Gómez
Marc Capdevila
Nena Blanquer
Gervasio Sánchez
TOP CAST
Gervasio Sánchez
Self - Photojournalist
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