Review of The Water Diviner (2014) by Khaled M — 05 Jan 2015

Awesome movie. Well worth the ticket price.

This review of The Water Diviner (2014) was written by Khaled M on 05 Jan 2015.

The Water Diviner has generally received positive reviews.

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So good, interesting to learn more about Turk/Ottoman empire after also recently reading a historical novel set in same time period…

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By Tom T (451) on 17 Dec 2016

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