| Destierros | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hubert Caron-Guay |
| Written by | Hubert Caron-Guay |
| Produced by | Hubert Caron-Guay |
| Cinematography | Étienne Roussy |
| Edited by | Ariane Pétel-Despots |
| Music by | Colin Stetson |
Production company | Les Films de l'autre |
| Distributed by | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release dates |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Spanish |
Destierros is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Hubert Caron-Guay The film centres on migrants from Central America who are desperate to emigrate to the United States or Canada for a better life, amid the context of Donald Trump's attempts to close the US-Mexican border.[1]
The film premiered at the 2017 Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] It received four Prix Iris nominations at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Étienne Roussy), Best sound in a Documentary (Alexis Pilon-Gladu and Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Ariane Pétel-Despots).[3]
Destierros was released in theatres on 19 January 2018.[4]
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Hervé, "Destierros: Beaucoup de choses sont arrivées sur la route" Archived 2020-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. Voir, January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Destierros". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- ^ Justine Smith, "A new documentary sheds light on the American migrant crisis". Cult MTL, January 19, 2018.