

A Sufi Tale
1980-01-01 · 9 min · ★ 4.3
The inhabitants of a village learn to overcome their fears of the unknown.
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- Directors
- Gayle Thomas
- Production companies
- ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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