Destierros (2017)
- Directed by
- Hubert Caron-Guay
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows Central American migrants trying to reach the United States or Canada for a better life. It shows their journey at a time when the US Mexican border is closing under Donald Trump.
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What happens
Destierros is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Hubert Caron-Guay The film centres on migrants from Central America who are desperate to emigrate to the United States or Canada for a better life, amid the context of Donald Trump's attempts to close the US-Mexican border. The film premiered at the 2017 Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland. It received four Prix Iris nominations at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Étienne Roussy), Best sound in a Documentary (Alexis Pilon-Gladu and Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Ariane Pétel-Despots). Destierros was released in theatres on 19 January 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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