Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Mar 13, 2020 | IMDB 8
96 min Watch NowDocumentary
Once upon a time, the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous, alive with fisherman and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating—a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself.
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