Esperança

Esperança

Esperança

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Esperança

2019

0h 5m

10.0(1 votes)

Animation

Documentary

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Esperança, 15, has just arrived in France from Angola with her mother. At Amiens station, they don’t know where to sleep and look for someone who can help them.

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