Films
If The G8 Were Kids
Kirk Jones | 2013
United Kingdom | 2 min | 8+ years | English
Sometimes it takes a child speaking the truth to point out the ludicrous faults of the adult world – so what would happen is kids were in charge?
Sometimes it takes a child speaking the truth to point out the ludicrous faults of the adult world – so what would happen is kids were in charge?
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