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- ↑ "Prism Awards Recognize Accurate Portrayals of Drug Abuse and Violence In Films and TV". 1 October 1997.
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- ↑ "Pain -- and gain -- at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival".
- ↑ "MSPIFF: Your passport to 58 countries via 145 films - City Pages". City Pages.
- ↑ "S.F. Jewish Film Festival: 'Holy Land'".
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- ↑ "Holy Land - UK Jewish Film".