The World According to Amazon

Name: The World According to Amazon
Director: Thomas Lafarge
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-11-29
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6.4

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★ 6.4

Documentary

This film dives into the world of Amazon, its story and view of the world. It offers a large social fresco backed up by an in-depth investigation where private lives meet the mega-machine.

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