Megacities

12
1h 34m
1998
6.528 /10 (18)

Overview

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

Country : Austria, Switzerland
Languages : English, हिन्दी, Pусский, Español
Released Date: 1998-08-12

Top Billed Cast

Shankar Loutakke

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