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The Yanks have colonized our subconscious.

Wim Wenders

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Wim Wenders
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Filmmaker
Photographer
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Dusseldorf
Vimu Vendâsu
Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
Vimu Vendasu
Yanks
Colonized
Subconscious

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