Being Heumann
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Director : Siân Heder
Sinopsis
The movie explores Judy Heumann’s efforts to plan the 504 Sit In in San Francisco, an important protest that led to standardizing rights for the disabled.
Han pasado seis meses desde los acontecimientos de la película anterior. El destino ha regresado a la ciudad de Uminari con Lindy como su tutor legal y está viviendo la vida de una niña normal de primaria junto con Nanoha y sus amigos. Sin embargo, la reunión entre los dos nuevos amigos se interrumpe cuando son atacados por cuatro antiguos usuarios de magia que se identifican como Wolkenritter. A medida que los motivos detrás de las acciones de Wolkenritter se vuelven claros, Nanoha y Fate se encuentran en una carrera contra el tiempo para detener la reactivación de un artefacto altamente peligroso conocido como El Libro de la Oscuridad.
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