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When God Sleeps

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When God Sleeps

Season 19 Episode 13 | 86m 17s | CC

When God Sleeps depicts the journey of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women, sexism, and human rights abuses.

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