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In the Second World War, the Tempests took in Poles and Free French.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Someone came up to me after the screening [in Karlovy Vary] and said this film reminded them of their own parents during the occupation of the Czech Republic during the Second World War.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
By the close of the Second World War, Rolex had been producing its famous waterproof Oyster case for close to 20 years, and its Perpetual automatic movements for nearly 15 years.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
It’s based on the real story of a soldier, Al Schmid, who went to Guadalcanal in the Second World War, ended up blind, and came back and tried to continue his life.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Someone came up to me after the screening [in Karlovy Vary] and said this film reminded them of their own parents during the occupation of the Czech Republic during the Second World War.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
By the close of the Second World War, Rolex had been producing its famous waterproof Oyster case for close to 20 years, and its Perpetual automatic movements for nearly 15 years.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
It’s based on the real story of a soldier, Al Schmid, who went to Guadalcanal in the Second World War, ended up blind, and came back and tried to continue his life.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025
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“Second World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20World%20War. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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