20 Days in Mariupol (18)
- RBC Film Theatre Mill Road Dumfries, Scotland, DG2 7BE United Kingdom (map)
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There will be be a post-film discussion after the film.
Screening in association with Dumfries and Galloway Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
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