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I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me.
I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me.Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits.This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.
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I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.
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- Release date
- Apr 16, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 7m
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- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Colombia
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