Review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) by Jonathan W — 01 Jun 2008

This is an amazing piece of work. Worth seeing for Werner Herzog's role ALONE.

This review of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) was written by Jonathan W on 01 Jun 2008.

Julien Donkey-Boy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Connor S (330) on 08 Sep 2009

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