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Refuge(e)
Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and presented themselves at the US border asking for political asylum, only to be incarcerated in a for-profit prison for months on end without having committed any crime. Thousands more like them can't tell their stories.
Genre: Documentary
Crew: Sylvia Johnson (Director), Sylvia Johnson (Writer), Alex Levin (Cinematography), Austin Blasingame (Art Designer), Alessandra Dobrin Khalsa (Editor), Erin Hudson Schalk (Assistant Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Free Roaming Studios, New Day Films
Runtime: 15 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 14, 2019
IMDb: 10
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