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Storm in the Andes

Storm in the Andes

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Storm in the Andes

"They meet over an abyss"

2015

1h 41m

7.0(6 votes)

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Josephine has all her life been told that her Peruvian aunt Augusta died in an armed struggle for the rights of the poor. As an adult Josefin decides to find out the truth about the legendary Augusta.

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