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Exile Nation: The Plastic People

  • 2014
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  • 1h 15m
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Exile Nation: The Plastic People (2014)
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Based on the work of Chris Bava and Jorge Nieto. The Plastic People follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a Cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes,... Read allBased on the work of Chris Bava and Jorge Nieto. The Plastic People follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a Cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever expanding underworld of exiles.Based on the work of Chris Bava and Jorge Nieto. The Plastic People follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a Cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever expanding underworld of exiles.

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    • Edward James Olmos
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    a humane look at a relevant problem

    Media that examines complexity is devastatingly important. In our current environment in which the President wants to build a massive wall and end meals on wheels because it "hasn't proved it is useful" films that deal with humans in an empathetic way is essential. A powerful film. The photographer Chris Bava makes stunning portraits and they add to the film. Understanding how people, and families, are affected by policy is necessary.

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      • October 31, 2014 (United States)
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