Wojeck: Out of the Fire
Former coroner Dr. Steve Wojeck returns to Toronto after 21 years working at a clinic in the Congo. While he reunites with his family, he gets embroiled with the plight of a family of refugees from Guatemala.
Directed by George Bloomfield · Written by Malcolm MacRury
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