Tokai (street cleaner)

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Tokai (street cleaner)

2009

0h 18m

6.0(1 votes)

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A glimpse into the lives of thousands of street cleaners who sweep the streets of Kuwait

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Directed by: Abdul Rrahman Al Askar
Abeer Tebawi

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