Well-Founded Fear (2000)

Directed by

Michael Camerini, Shari Robertson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows asylum seekers and the INS officers who interview them. It shows the long, uncertain process of applying for refuge in the United States.

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What happens

Well-Founded Fear is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who deserves protection, "owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process by following several asylum applicants and asylum officers through actual INS interviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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