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Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

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2005
2h 0m
5.8(40 votes)
Drama

Overview

Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.

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