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202189 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Pandemic Response Human Trafficking

Pandemiocracy

202189 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A mother in the United States travels with her two children to reunite with her husband, facing lockdowns and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pandemic Response Human Trafficking

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Ruben Maria Soriquez

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A mother in the United States travels with her two children to reunite with her husband, facing lockdowns and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Ruben Maria Soriquez

Ruben Maria Soriquezdirector

Lanie Martin Gumarangcast

Albert Soriquezcast

Kim Soriquezcast

Ruben Maria Soriquez

Ruben Maria Soriquezcast

Synopsis

A mother in the United States struggles to reunite with her husband amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Traveling with her two children, they face lockdowns and travel restrictions. The family encounters human rights violations while trying to cross borders. Directed by Ruben Maria Soriquez, Pandemiocracy runs for 89 minutes and reflects on the emotional strain of separation in a global crisis.

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