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Best Amazon Prime Video Original Movies

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In addition to producing groundbreaking television like last year’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ Amazon Prime Video also makes great movies.

One of them, the Argentine film ‘Argentina, 1985,’ is nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

The streaming studio has also produced some high profile sequels in recent years including ‘Coming 2 America’ and ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’as well as big budget action movies like ‘Without Remorse’ and ‘The Tomorrow War,’ and romantic comedies like ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ and ‘Shotgun Wedding.’

In honor of ‘Argentina, 1985’s Oscar nomination, Moviefone is counting down the 25 best Amazon Prime Video Original Movies of all time.

Let’s begin!

25. ‘Something from Tiffany’s‘ (2022)

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Doesn’t every girl dream of getting… something from Tiffany’s? On 5th Avenue in New York City, where nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays, where the streets blaze with lights, and windows dazzle, a special box from Tiffany could change the course of a person’s life. Or several lives.

Rachel (Zoey Deutch) and Gary (Ray Nicholson) are happy enough but not quite ready for that big commitment. Ethan (Kendrick Sampson) and Vanessa (Shay Mitchell), the perfect picture, are just about to make it official. When a simple mix-up of gifts causes all of their paths to cross, it sets off a series of twists and unexpected discoveries that lead them where they’re truly meant to be. Because love — like life — is full of surprises.
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24. ‘I Want You Back‘ (2022)

Emma (Jenny Slate) and Peter (Charlie Day) thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners (Scott Eastwood and Gina Rodriguez) dumped them. In their thirties and terrified that they have missed their shot at happily ever after, Emma and Peter are horrified to learn that their partners have already moved on. With no prospects on the horizon and the threat of dying alone hanging over their heads, they hatch a desperate plan to put an end to their exes’ new relationships and win them back.
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23. ‘Troop Zero‘ (2020)

In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl (McKenna Grace) dreams of life in outer space. When a national competition offers her a chance at her dream, to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troupe of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime and beyond. Also starring Oscar winners Viola Davis and Allison Janney.
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22. ‘Don’t Make Me Go‘ (2022)

A terminally ill man (John Cho) and his teenage daughter (Mia Isaac) embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother (Kaya Scodelario) who left them long ago.
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21. ‘The Voyeurs‘ (2021)

After moving into a beautiful loft apartment in Downtown Montreal, a young couple (Sydney Sweeney and Justice Smith), find themselves becoming increasingly interested in the sex life of their eccentric neighbors across the street (Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo).

What starts out as an innocent curiosity slowly turns into an unhealthy obsession, after they discover that one of these neighbors is cheating on the other. Temptation and desire cause their lives to become tangled together in unexpected ways, leading to deadly consequences. Breathing new life into the forgotten genre of erotic thriller, ‘The Voyeurs’ asks the question, “Is it okay to watch?”
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20. ‘Master‘ (2022)

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Three black women (Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, and Amber Gray) who strive to find their place at the celebrated Ancaster College, an elite university in New England. The school was built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill and the ghostly legacies of Puritan-era persecution haunt the campus in an increasingly supernatural fashion.The plot examines how each of these women will — or won’t — survive in this space of privilege.
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19. ‘Radioactive‘ (2020)

The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike) and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre (Sam Riley) and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.
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18. ‘Bliss‘ (2021)

A mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.
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17. ‘7500‘ (2020)

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers (Omid Memar).
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16. ‘The Aeronauts‘ (2019)

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.
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15. ‘Good Night Oppy‘ (2022)

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The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away. The film is narrated by Angela Bassett.
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14. ‘Uncle Frank‘ (2020)

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe (Paul Bettany) and his 18-year-old niece Beth (Sophia Lillis) take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch’s (Stephen Root) funeral, they’re unexpectedly joined by Frank’s lover Walid (Peter Macdissi).
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13. ‘Jolt‘ (2021)

A bouncer (Kate Beckinsale) with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend (Jai Courtney).
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12. ‘Cinderella‘ (2021)

Cinderella (Camila Cabello), an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother (Idina Menzel), has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother (Billy Porter), she perseveres to make them come true.
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11. ‘Anything’s Possible‘ (2022)

Anything’s Possible is a delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa (Eva Reign), a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year. When her classmate Khal (Abubakr Ali) gets a crush on her, he musters up the courage to ask her out, despite the drama he knows it could cause. What transpires is a romance that showcases the joy, tenderness, and pain of young love. Directed by Billy Porter.
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10. ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding‘ (2022)

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A dysfunctional family that can’t seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect. Starring Kristen Bell, Ben Platt, Allison Janney, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
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9. ‘Shotgun Wedding‘ (2023)

In Shotgun Wedding, Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) and Tom (Josh Duhamel) gather their lovable but very opinionated families for the ultimate destination wedding, just as the couple begin to get cold feet. And if that wasn’t enough of a threat to the celebration, suddenly everyone’s lives are in danger when the entire party is taken hostage. Now, Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.
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8. ‘Sylvie’s Love‘ (2020)

When a young woman (Tessa Thompson) meets an aspiring saxophonist (Nnamdi Asomugha) in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
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7. ‘My Policeman‘ (2022)

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick (Rupert Everett) into Marion (Gina McKee) and Tom’s (Linus Roache) home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom (Harry Styles) and Patrick (David Dawson) at a time when homosexuality was illegal. Emma Corrin plays the younger version of Marion.
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6. ‘Samaritan‘ (2022)

Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City’s super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis. Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.
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5. ‘The Tomorrow War‘ (2021)

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The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
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4. ‘Coming 2 America‘ (2021)

Prince Akeem Joffer (Eddie Murphy) is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son (Jermaine Fowler) he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle (Leslie Jones). Honoring his royal father’s (James Earl Jones) dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) set off to America once again.
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3. ‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse‘ (2021)

When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.
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2. ‘Argentina, 1985‘ (2022)

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time. Starring Ricardo Darin, Peter Lanzani, and Alejandra Flechner.
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1. ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm‘ (2020)

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14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter (Maria Bakalova), and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
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March 12, 2023
‘The Apology’ Interview: Linus Roache Talks New Thriller

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Opening in theaters on December 16th and streaming on Shudder and AMC+ simultaneously is the new thriller ‘The Apology,’ from writer and director Alison Star Locke.

The new movie stars Anna Gunn (‘Breaking Bad’) as Darlene Hagen, a recovering alcoholic preparing for a family Christmas celebration, twenty-years after the disappearance of her daughter.

On Christmas Eve, Darlene is unexpectedly visited by her estranged ex-brother-in-law, Jack (Linus Roache), who has been keeping a dark secret for decades. When the truth is revealed, and the two are trapped together by a dangerous storm, Darlene must fight for her life to survive.

In addition to Gunn and Roache, the movie also features Janeane Garofalo (‘Wet Hot American Summer’).

British actor Linus Roache is probably best known for his role as ADA Michael Cutter on NBC’s ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,’ as well as playing Thomas Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman Begins.’

Most recently the actor has appeared in such critically acclaimed movies as ‘Mandy’ opposite Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage and ‘My Policeman,’ where he played the older version of Harry Styles’ character.

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Linus Roache about his work on ‘The Apology,’ his intense character, why he felt like rehearsing a play, and working with Anna Gunn, as well as making ‘My Policeman’ and sharing a role with Harry Styles.

Linus Roache as Jack Kingsley in the thriller, ‘The Apology,’ an RLJE Films, Shudder and AMC+ release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films /Shudder/AMC+.

You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interview with Linus Roache.

Moviefone: To begin with, how did you get involved with this project and what was your first reaction to the screenplay?

Linus Roache: Well, first of all, I got it as a direct offer with a beautiful letter from Alison Star Locke, the writer and director. I think she’d seen my work, and knew my work way back from the early days of a movie I did called ‘Priest,’ but also quite recently from ‘Mandy.’ I think she thought with that range of character that I might be able to do the job.

I was very honored that she came to me with it, actually. When I read it, I was in a bit of shock. I was just kind of like, “Oh my God, this is very intense. What’s it going to be like to take this on?’ Then I just talked with her and I realized what a great person she is, and what a gifted writer she is. I felt this sense of trust and I thought, “Well, I’ve always liked to push the edge with what I do, try new things and go places I haven’t been. I’m on board.” So, I signed up. That’s why I did it.

MF: Can you talk about your approach to playing the character, and since it is such an intense role, were you ever exhausted on set?

LR: That’s a great question and I think there was a lot of anticipation around it. There was a lot of talking. We had a lot of Zoom rehearsals and conversations, and really understood the world that we were in and the dynamics of it. For a while I was chewing on Jack and just dealing with the darkness of his actions. There’s not a thing that you can condone about him as a person, but something broke.

It was actually my wife who helped me see his pathology, he can only see himself as a good guy. He actually can’t take responsibility. So, the level of denial is so strong that for him, everything is just turned into, “I’m not a bad man, I’m not a bad guy.”

What happened is it was an accident. So, he’s reinterpreted the past. Once I understood that, it gave me a through line and a key to how to play the role. It kind of kept me steady. Then I think that’s the theme of the movie, isn’t it? What it takes to get someone to be accountable and take responsibility, and she’s doubled down on that idea. It’s a brilliant idea, I think, for a movie.

MF: Can you talk about Jack and Darlene’s dynamic at the beginning of the movie, and how that changes once he reveals his secret?

LR: Well, I haven’t seen the movie by the way. I just work and I don’t watch what I do. But based on what we did and what was written, I always thought it should feel a little bit like Jude Law in ‘The Holiday’ turning up. It’s like, Christmas Eve, this nice guy walks in the door and they have this history, and anything could happen kind of feeling.

It’s just this complex history that Alison did a beautiful job of layering into the script. We have all these touchstones of being an ex-brother-in-law and our children being connected. So, there’s just these layers and the two characters are very much dancing around each other. He’s in such avoidance that he’s willing to sleep with her again and she almost falls for it. So, it’s nicely sort of set up. Then of course, he didn’t come there for that really. He came for a different motive. So, that’s really the setup, I suppose.

(L to R) Anna Gunn as Darlene Hagen, and Linus Roache as Jack Kingsley in the thriller, ‘The Apology,’ an RLJE Films, Shudder and AMC+ release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films /Shudder/AMC+.

MF: Most of the film features just you and Anna Gunn on screen. What was it like working with her and did it ever feel like you were rehearsing for a play rather than making a movie?

LR: It was very much like a play. In fact, I think it would make a wonderful play, actually. We rehearsed as much as we could because it was pandemic times. We did a lot of working on Zoom and just making sure we were comfortable understanding the world where we’re coming from. Interestingly enough, when it came to shoot it, you never quite know how things are going to go.

We very much instinctually just left each other alone, which was actually very cool, because that meant that all the drama, everything just happens on camera. We’re not over talking it, we’re not overthinking it. We’re not trying to look after each other. You know what I mean? It was very much everything we did was on camera and it was happening there, and then we just left it and walked away, which actually is a great way to work. I like working like that.

MF: Have you worked like that a lot? Is that common or uncommon?

LR: No. It completely depends who your scene partner is, and what the dynamics are. I remember with Nicolas Cage in ‘Mandy,’ we chatted early on about the two roles. Then very quickly Nic said, “I think maybe it’d be better if we didn’t hang out and talk too much.” It was just such a relief that we would literally sit on set six feet apart from each other and not say a word, and then we’d just go on camera and do it. It brings something. So, I’m actually a fan of that, but only if someone else is too. It depends who you’re working with.

MF: Can you talk about working with director Alison Star Locke on her debut feature film?

LR: Ally, I think she’s an incredibly gifted writer, so she’d written something that was so strong. Its foundation was very firm. Then, this is low budget filmmaking and sometimes I think we felt like we could have had a bit more time to do some of the action oriented things, they got cut down.

That’s always a painful part of movie making sometimes. But nevertheless, again, I haven’t seen it, but I felt like Ally was smart and she had wonderful producers around us, supporting her to make sure that what she’d written could be translated and shot in the time that we had. So, I believe we did that.

(L to R) Gina McKee and Linus Roache star in ‘My Policeman.’ Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

MF: Finally, I really enjoyed your performance in ‘My Policeman.’ What was it like for you working on that project, and did you have to study Harry Styles, since you were playing the older version of his character?

LR: Well, thanks for that question. Yes, I was very proud to be part of that project and very happy when Michael (Grandage) asked me to do it. We did talk a little bit about how we were going to connect these two worlds of the 1990s and the ’50s? Was I going to imitate Harry Styles? Michael made a very astute and really valid point that when 40 years have passed, are we really the same person 40 years later? No, we’re not.

So, it kind of released us of the burden of trying to imitate the younger person, which would’ve been hard. But because they shot mostly in sequence, Michael shot the 1950s stuff first. I got to watch some of Harry’s stuff. What I learned from what Harry was doing was he was just very honest. He’s very simple, very interested and open. I thought, “Well, even though I’m playing the man who’s trapped and shut down for 40 years, I’m playing the result of what happens in the ’50s.”

I just wanted to bring my own simplicity and honesty to the role. I think it works. It’s interesting. Otherwise, Michael would’ve aged Emma Corrin, Harry Stiles and David Dawson, and they would’ve put lots of latex on them and aged them up. It’s quite nice that you see they’re different people 40 years later.

Anna Gunn as Darlene Hagen in the thriller, ‘The Apology,’ an RLJE Films, Shudder and AMC+ release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films /Shudder/AMC+.
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December 16, 2022
New Trailer For Romantic Drama ‘My Policeman’

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His name has been all over the headlines of late, mostly thanks to the behind-the-scenes and press conference drama around ‘Don’t Worry Darling’. But Harry Styles has more than one film looking to grab audiences – and potentially awards – this year.

And the new trailer for his other drama – forbidden love tale ‘My Policeman’ – has now arrived.

Spanning two time periods and following its three central characters at different ages, ‘My Policeman’ adapts Bethan Roberts’ novel. With Ron Nyswaner, the man behind such well-regarded movies as ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘The Painted Veil’ writing the script here, and direction from Michael Grandage, it’s certainly positioned as a premium, awards-season possibility.

The story is initially set in Britain in the 1950s. Police officer Tom (Styles), meets and falls for teacher Marion (Emma Corrin of ‘The Crown’). But while they’re very much in love, there’s a complication. Tom also starts a passionate relationship with museum curator Patrick (David Dawson).

Though it looks like he might be able to balance the two sides of his romantic life, the pressure it puts on them all threatens to tear their friendship apart.

And that’s never more evident then when the story moves to the 1990s (with Tom now played by Linus Roache, Marion by Gina McKee, and Patrick by Rupert Everett), where the three are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.

(L to R) Harry Styles and Emma Corrin star in ‘My Policeman.’ Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

Possibly even more than ‘Darling’ (where the acting workload is reportedly more on Florence Pugh than Styles), this will be the chance for Styles to prove that he’s got what it takes to carry a drama where he’s at the core of the story.

It’s hard to argue with the rest of the cast – Corrin has proved she’s got what it takes across screens big and small, while the likes of McKee, Everett and Roach are old hands at both drama and comedy.

Grandage, meanwhile, is more known for his stage directing, but he’s got some movie work on his resume (including 2016’s ‘Genius’) and from the looks of this, he’s crafted a layered, visually distinctive film. And, of course, he knows how to draw emotive, effective performances from actors.

With festival dates upcoming (see below), we’ll see how the movie goes over with initial audiences, though given its release being split between theaters and streaming, it’s likely not to have to worry so much about box office.

The cast for ‘My Policeman’ also includes Andrew Tiernan, Jack Bandeira, Tristan Sturrock, Kadiff Kirwan, Richard Dempsey, Maddie Rice, Dora Davis, and Michael Ayala-Cole.

Following premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival, the movie will be on limited release in theaters from October 21st before arriving on Prime Video on November 4th.

(L to R) Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson star in ‘My Policeman.’ Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

(L to R) Gina McKee and Linus Roache star in ‘My Policeman.’ Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh. © Amazon Content Services LLC.

(L to R) Gina McKee and Rupert Everett star in ‘My Policeman.’ Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh. © Amazon Content Services LLC.
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September 7, 2022