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Stalin's Sickle
Short Film (Full Length) – 1986
1988 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France)
Special Jury Award - International Competition
1988 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (Italy)
Nominated for Best Short Film
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