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Sometimes poor people, in an attempt to survive, risk their lives & leave everything behind to live elsewhere This video shifts focus between town Agua Prieta, Sonora, where people form all over Mexico wait in limbo before crossing over, & neighboring Douglas, Arizona, a town ringed by mountains & desert plains. INS using cutting edge technology has forced immigrants desperate enough to try their luck from passing through San Diego to the deadly mountains and deserts of Arizona.
Call Number: LA/USMEX/USFRO92DVD
Original Title: From the Other Side
English Title: From the Other Side
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Country: Mexico
Subject/Theme: Latinos in the United States
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Director(FF): Chantal Akerman
Year: 2002
Distributor: First Run/Icarus Films
Media Type: DVD
Language: English
Time: 99 minutes
Age Level: High School and above
Public Performance Rights: 0
Rating: NR


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