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201762 minPGdocumentary

Viacrucis Migrante

201762 minPGdocumentary

Men, women, and children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala face life-threatening conditions as they seek refuge in the United States, navigating a treacherous 1,700-kilometer route through Mexico.

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Men, women, and children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala face life-threatening conditions as they seek refuge in the United States, navigating a treacherous 1,700-kilometer route through Mexico.

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Hauke Lorenzdirector

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A documentary film about men, women, and children fleeing northward from the existential threats in their home countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. They embark on a perilous journey with an uncertain outcome. Shortly after crossing the southern Mexican border, they find shelter with people who want to help them survive the ordeal of the at least 1,700-kilometer journey to the US.

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