Movie: The Madonna and the Dragon
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Patty Meredith
Simon LeTerre
Pavel
Mindanao
Mama
Chef de bureau Newsweek
Mindanao's girl
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Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
Release Date
1990-09-01
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