Review of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) by Wu C — 14 Nov 2008

Although the documentary offers some insight in backdoors of justice,.

It's still the whitewashing of Roman M. Polanski.

This review of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) was written by Wu C on 14 Nov 2008.

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired has generally received positive reviews.

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