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- ↑ "European Film Awards (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Riff-Raff". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Toto the Hero / Toto le héros". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "The Little Gangster / Le petit criminel". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Ultra". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Children of Nature". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Delicatessen". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Hear My Cry / Uslyszcie mój krzyk". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "Crimes and Passions - The Scar / Crimes et passions - La Cicatrice". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ "The Wall / Die Mauer". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
