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- ↑ John Griffin and Bill Brownstein, "Critics make their film picks". Montreal Gazette , September 1, 1991.
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- ↑ Roberge, Huguette (10 May 1997), "Bashar Shbib a tous ses sens", La Presse (in French): 1–2
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