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Title: Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
Release Date: 3 Mar 2005
Runtime: 1h 30m
Genre: Documentary
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Overview: Filmmaker Arturo Perez Torres follows in the footsteps of two friends traveling on an extraordinary and extremely dangerous journey from Central America to North America. On their journey they encounter gangs and vigilantes as well as border patrol. But these immigrants navigate real-life nightmares with uncanny calm, grace and even humor in their perilous pursuit of the a better life.
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