A 3 Minute Hug (2019)

Original title

Un abrazo de 3 minutos

Directed by

Everardo González

Genre

documentary film

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

28 min

Rated

ALL

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a 2018 event where families separated by the US-Mexico border reunite for three minutes in a no-man's-land along the Rio Grande. It shows brief encounters between people who are often kept apart by immigration policy.

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What happens

A 3 Minute Hug is a 2019 documentary film directed and written by Everardo González. The premise revolves around the event that took place in May 2018 when the event "Hugs Not Walls" took place, organized by the Border Network For Human Rights. On this event, people from both sides of a dry embankment along the Rio Grande who are usually separated get a few minutes to reunite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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