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From the Other Side

Play trailer Poster for From the Other Side 2002,  1h 43m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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The border between the United States and Mexico is the backdrop for Chantal Akerman's look into tightening immigration policies. Technology has limited illegal immigration into San Diego, diverting it to the Arizona border. Akerman jumps back and forth from the Mexican city of Agua Prieta to Douglas, Ariz., to demonstrate the harrowing journey some hopeful immigrants make. Many of these travelers never arrive, and Akerman speaks with their families as well as with American authorities.

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Mar 6, 2003
A highly stylized and artsy documentary that is more concerned with emotionalism and visual expressiveness than facts. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr New York Times Feb 20, 2003
3.5/5
A spare, painterly and scrupulously unsentimental look at the plight of illegal Mexican immigrants massed at the United States border. Go to Full Review
Jessica Winter Village Voice Feb 19, 2003
Akerman's characteristically patient, pensive approach elegantly accommodates her reportorial responsibilities. Go to Full Review
Christopher Long Movie Metropolis May 15, 2012
8/10
Akerman assumes the persona of a visitor who is probing the surface with the keen eye of a trained observer, but also with the humility of a stranger. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 20, 2012
B
Thought-provoking documentary on illegal immigrants. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews Apr 19, 2012
5/10
This film goes for more of a stylistic effect leaving the political impact secondary. A more effective approach would have made this much more the film that was needed. Go to Full Review
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Chantal Akerman

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Chantal Akerman

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Movie Info

Synopsis The border between the United States and Mexico is the backdrop for Chantal Akerman's look into tightening immigration policies. Technology has limited illegal immigration into San Diego, diverting it to the Arizona border. Akerman jumps back and forth from the Mexican city of Agua Prieta to Douglas, Ariz., to demonstrate the harrowing journey some hopeful immigrants make. Many of these travelers never arrive, and Akerman speaks with their families as well as with American authorities.
Director
Chantal Akerman
Screenwriter
Chantal Akerman
Production Co
Paradise Films, AMIP, Chemah I.S., Yleisradio, arte France Cinéma
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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