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Season 19 Episode 13 - When God Sleeps
6.5 ?
1999
Documentary
The story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi's stand for freedom of expression, after he was forced into hiding when hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song focusing on human rights. Despite the risks to his life every time he performs on stage, Shahin refuses to stop, even with a $100,000 bounty on his head.
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7
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8
I Am Another You
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9
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10
Tell Them We Are Rising
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11
Rat Film
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12
Dolores
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When God Sleeps
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