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- ↑ "108 (Cuchillo de Palo): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter , March 18, 2013.
- ↑ Boyd van Hoeij, "108, an article with an untold history". Cineuropa, February 18, 2010.
- ↑ Anthony Revoir, "Et le cœur du jury de la Queer Palm fait « Kaboom »!". Abus de Ciné, May 24, 2010.
- ↑ John Hopewell, "Icarus takes ‘108: Cuchillo de palo’". Variety , December 2, 2011.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "RIDM : quatre documentaires québécois se distinguent". La Presse , November 21, 2010.
