|
After acknowledging his own immigrant background, Malle, tries to present the range of immigrant experiences in the US during the 1980’s. In an attempt to be comprehensive, the film includes interviews with migrant workers and illegal entrants along the Mexican border, conversations with an enterprising Indian motel owner, coverage of industrious African and Asian families in the cities, an extensive interview with the first Costa Rican astronaut, visits with Cuban exiles in Miami, several conversations with West Indian poet Derek Walcott, an extended portrait of the deposed Nicaraguan General Samoza (the surviving brother of Anastasio Somoza Debayle) and his extended family. The film finishes with a brief visit to the Russian Jewish community in Brooklyn, NY to tie in with the centenary of the Statue of Liberty. |
|
|
| Ratings: | IMDB: 7.2/10 | |
| Released: | July 4, 1986 | |
| Runtime: | 80 min | |
| Genres: | Documentary | |
| Companies: | Criterion Collection Pretty Mouse Films | |
| Cast: | Louis Malle Franklin Chang-Diaz Derek Walcott Anastasio Samosa Portocarrero | |
| Crew: | Louis Malle | |
Free Links
Search on other sites
Streaming Services
Researcher : Contains spoilers. Click to show. Spot on, Harthal! OG Jason did the cigar thing on purpose, knowing he'd get arrested and h...