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Shock and Awe (2018)

Shock and Awe (2018)

R 90 minutes EN History , Drama , Thriller
The truth matters!
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
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