Examines how the Immigration and Naturalization Service decides who will be granted asylum in the United States. The applicant must have a "well-founded fear" of persecution in his or her home country. Despite true and terrifying stories of torture and mistreatment, it's often up to how well the translator presents the case and how sensitive are the ears of the asylum officer to decide a person's fate.
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In 1979, after the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan, millions of Afghans were forced to leave their homeland to save their lives, and in the...
8.52007HD
Documentary that shows the changing attitude towards immigrant labor in The Netherlands. The documentary follows three immigrants that arrived in...
4.92004HD
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
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This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow...
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Four rejected asylum seekers relive the hearing on their reasons for fleeing their home countries, shedding light on the core of the asylum...
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The story of an asylum seeker in England who, when confronted with the hostile immigration system in the UK, is forced to live on the fringes of...
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The heir to a Burger Baron franchise, the filmmaker chases clues through rural Alberta, capturing the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants...
4.52014HD
In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of...
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Football is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an interesting and relevant...
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When an Arizona resident is charged with three felony counts and faces a 20-year prison sentence for helping migrants, his community grapples with...
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A documentary about Italian immigration in Brazil.
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Rosine Mbakam is invited to step in Sabine’s small hairdresser’s because it is dangerous in the street. She accepts and pushes in with...