Review of Virunga (2014) by David L — 08 Jun 2015

An absolute must see...beautiful, shocking, upsetting and incredibly relevant!

This review of Virunga (2014) was written by David L on 08 Jun 2015.

Virunga has generally received very positive reviews.

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