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001355922 24500 $$aLife on the line$$h[electronic resource] /$$cby Cactus Media.
001355922 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2008.
001355922 300__ $$a1 online resource (32 min.).
001355922 500__ $$aOriginally released as DVD.
001355922 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
001355922 520__ $$aEvery year thousands of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala leave their families and homes in Central America in their attempt to make a life for themselves in "El Norte" (the U.S.). Staking everything they own on a one-way trip to the promised land, they encounter police abuse, robbery, extortion, rape and even murder at the hands of Mexicans. Ironically, Mexicans face similar hardships when they try to enter the U.S. illegally. This powerful documentary tells the stories of the desperate Central American men, women and children who put their lives on the line for a dream they can never be sure to reach. As they journey north through Tabasco and Veracruz, traveling along the tracks of the train known as "The Beast, these migrants are treated not as human beings but as a profitable industry. Cristina, a Honduran woman, had left her daughter behind in the hope of finding a job in the U.S. that would let her send money back to her family. She got stopped at the border, when Mexican authorities wouldn't let her leave until she could pay the "coyotes" (people smugglers). She finally made it to Houston, where she started working. Since the film was made, the trains leaving Chiapas for the north were suspended and thousands of migrants were stranded in Chiapas without food or money. Military forces and police dealt with the situation by means of massive deportations and human rights violations.
001355922 521__ $$aFor College; Adult audiences.
001355922 546__ $$aSpanish, subtitles in English.
001355922 586__ $$aBest Short Film, Al Jazeera Film Festival, 2008
001355922 650_0 $$aImmigrants$$zUnited States$$xSocial conditions.
001355922 651_0 $$aCentral America$$xEmigration and immigration. 
001355922 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEmigration and immigration$$xSocial aspects.
001355922 655_7 $$aDocumentary films.$$2lcgft
001355922 7102_ $$aCactus Media.
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001355922 944__ $$a1784846
001355922 945__ $$aThe Whole World
001355922 980__ $$aSTREAMING
001355922 980__ $$aBIB
001355922 982__ $$aStreaming Video
001355922 983__ $$aOnline