Review of Beyond the Hills (2012) by Simon M — 17 Apr 2013

A film showing that naive faith and religion can be harmful and out of time in our modern world.

This review of Beyond the Hills (2012) was written by Simon M on 17 Apr 2013.

Beyond the Hills has generally received very positive reviews.

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