Elena
More than 200,000 people became stateless in the Dominican Republic after a 2013 Supreme Court ruling retroactively stripped citizenship from those with Haitian parents.
Synopsis
More than 200,000 people became stateless in the Dominican Republic after a 2013 Supreme Court ruling retroactively stripped citizenship from those with Haitian parents.
Synopsis
Elena, a young girl in the Dominican Republic, faces the threat of losing her legal residency due to a complex bureaucratic system. Her family must secure essential documents to avoid statelessness, a situation affecting over 200,000 people since a 2013 Supreme Court ruling retroactively stripped citizenship from those with Haitian parents. The film addresses the historical context of anti-black racism, tracing back to the 1937 massacre of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent by the Dominican army.
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