Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blood Is Not Fresh Water


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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn by nominator with no votes for deletion. (non-admin closure) Cavarrone 19:55, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Blood Is Not Fresh Water

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Fails WP:GNG, WP:NFILM. Article still has no citations after 15 years. Platonk (talk) 18:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

— Withdrawn by nominator: has performed a virtual miracle by finding new and obscure sources (and updated the article). Well done! I don't mind being proven wrong for a good cause. Withdrawing my nomination. Any editor can close this as Speedy Keep per WP:WDAFD. Platonk (talk) 02:28, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I have to say, this was one of the more challenging searches I've had for a film! ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  13:30, 2 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Platonk (talk) 18:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ethiopia-related deletion discussions. Platonk (talk) 18:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: It looks like this was made in 1997 and it looks like it may have been played in film festivals in the last ten years or so. I've just started looking, so I'll check back in later. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  19:40, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's really difficult finding usable sourcing due to the junk hits and most of this being hidden behind various paywalls, especially due to the date this was released, but I've found enough to show notability. This also seems to establish that there is more sourcing out there, but it's likely not easily available on the internet due to the film's age and the likely age of the sourcing. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  20:36, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Other sourcing that looks promising, but I can't pull up, include a likely Time Out review, this interview, and this likely review from Les Journées africaines et créoles. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  20:38, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * A Google book preview gives off the impression it won an award at the 1998/7 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur per the snippet ".. 1998 ) Zola Maseko Second : Il sangue non e acqua fresca ( Ethiopia, 1998 ) Theo Eshetu Special prizes City of Milan Prize : TGV ( Senegal , 1998 ) by Moussa Touré Air Afrique Prize : Souko - Cinematographie en Carton ( Burkina ...". ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  20:44, 1 February 2022 (UTC)


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