Burning at Both Ends
All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
2021 · 1h 50m · N/A Drama, War
Overview
The movie follows a group of resistance radio broadcasters in Nazi-occupied France as they evade capture alongside a Jewish family.
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