Little Gandhi

Little Gandhi

Little Gandhi

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Little Gandhi

2016

1h 33m

6.0(2 votes)

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The story of iconic Syrian peace activist Ghiyath Matar whose brutal torture and death at the age of 26 outraged the international community and erupted into one of the most violent uprisings in modern history.

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