Destierros

Destierros is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Hubert Caron-Guay The film centres on migrants from Central America who are desperate to emigrate to the United States or Canada for a better life, amid the context of Donald Trump's attempts to close the US-Mexican border.[1]

Destierros
Film poster
Directed byHubert Caron-Guay
Produced byHubert Caron-Guay
Written byHubert Caron-Guay
Music byColin Stetson
CinematographyÉtienne Roussy
Edited byAriane Pétel-Despots
Production
company
Les Films de l'autre
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26) (Visions du Réel)
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Canada)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageSpanish

The film premiered at the 2017 Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] It received three Prix Iris nominations at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Étienne Roussy) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Ariane Pétel-Despots).[3]

Destierros was released in theatres on 19 January 2018.[4]

References
  1. Jean-Baptiste Hervé, "Destierros: Beaucoup de choses sont arrivées sur la route". Voir, January 9, 2018.
  2. "Destierros". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
  4. Justine Smith, "A new documentary sheds light on the American migrant crisis". Cult MTL, January 19, 2018.


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