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From: Al Jazeera World
The Story Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes of The Misfits, a movie scripted to tarnish a country’s reputation but then overtaken by real events.
Behind the scenes of The Misfits, a movie scripted to tarnish a country’s reputation but then overtaken by real events.