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- ↑ Breaking Loose: Summer City II (1988) – IMDb , retrieved 28 June 2021
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- ↑ "Awards 1989 : All Awards – Festival de Cannes 2016 (International Film Festival)". 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ A Cry in the Dark (1988) – IMDb , retrieved 28 June 2021
- ↑ Encounter at Raven's Gate (1988) – IMDb , retrieved 28 June 2021
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