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BORN OF HOPE

By | March 2013

As a fan film, I think it is extremely ambitious, respectful and successful. For an independent production, I think it could at least stand in the same room with Jackson’s films and not look too out of place. Comparing the resources between the two productions, that makes “Born of Hope” that much more impressive…

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