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- ↑ Ben Kenigsberg, "Review: In ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ a Family Will Be Upended". The New York Times , August 3, 2017.
- ↑ Andrew Parker, "TIFF 2018 SHORT TAKES: LINA RODRIGUEZ ON ANTE MIS OJOS". TheGATE.ca , September 4, 2018.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open wins Toronto critics’ prize". Now , January 10, 2020.
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