Paraguay, the Promised Land
1937-01-01 · 60 min · ★ 10.0
The first ever Paraguayan feature tells about the mass wave of European immigrants at the turn of the 20th century.
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- Directors
- James Bauer
- Production companies
- Paraguay Film
- Countries
- Paraguay, Argentina
- Status
- Released
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