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Critical Situation

Critical Situation

Description: People involved in some of the most desperate life-or-death situations of modern times share their experiences through reenactments, CGI and archive footage.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2007
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 13
First episode air date: December 6, 2007
Language: English
Networks: National Geographic, National Geographic Society

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