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Think You Really Vote For President? Think Again. ‘Independent Lens’ Documentary Reveals Electoral College Truth
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‘Hobal’ Review: Nomadic Family is Unsettled By Future in Dynamic Drama
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A Bedouin family grapples with an unsettling future in Abdulaziz Alshlahei's powerful desert drama 'Hobal'.
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Director Alshlahei's third feature is drawing early awards buzz for its nuanced exploration of nomadic life and tradition under threat.
Lead actor Ibrahim Al-Hasawi delivers a tour-de-force performance as the patriarch struggling to preserve his family's Bedouin way of living.
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Abdulaziz Alshlahei, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Hobal
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