Review of Manderlay (2005) by Gianluca C — 16 Nov 2012

Not as awesome as Dogville. Decent and puts in light a new way of seeing things but...

This review of Manderlay (2005) was written by Gianluca C on 16 Nov 2012.

Manderlay has generally received positive reviews.

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