Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2012)
Our future is in the hands of women, everywhere
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 3時間 44分
演出 : Maro Chermayeff
シノプシス
PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.
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