Don't Cry for Me Sudan: Shukran Baba

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Don't Cry for Me Sudan: Shukran Baba

2020

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Tonj, Sudan is the land with only desperation from poverty and war. This is the story about priest also doctor, educator, musician and architect Lee Tae-seok’s work and hidden episode behind.

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