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- ↑ Wells, Jane (2005-05-31). "Witness to Darfur (Part 2)". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Dargis, Manohla (2007-07-25). "The Devil Came on Horseback - Movies - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2014-09-18). "Night Will Fall review – unflinching footage reveals true hell of the Holocaust". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-10-30.
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