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- 1 2 Mira Miller, "A movie about immigrating to Thorncliffe Park is getting its world premiere in Toronto". BlogTO, September 11, 2022.
- ↑ Mark Asch, "‘Concrete Valley’ Review: An Understated Study Of The Emasculation Of Exile". The Playlist, September 12, 2022.
- ↑ Scott Roxborough, "Berlin Fest Adds World Premieres of John Malkovich’s ‘Seneca,’ Alex Gibney’s Boris Becker Doc". The Hollywood Reporter , December 20, 2022.
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