Returned
(Returned)
Meredith Hoffman, Sarah Kuck | Documentary
2017 | 17 minutes | United States
As three families are deported to Honduras, the film explores the experience of being returned to a familiar, yet increasingly unsafe situation.
Synopsis
Three families have been forced to return to Honduras to live in extremely violent conditions. Moving through the restless streets of the unstable capital city, and into the drama and determination of each family’s story, the film explores the experience of being returned to a familiar, yet increasingly unsafe situation due to the street’s gang control.
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Main credits
Hoffman, Meredith (film director)
Hoffman, Meredith (film producer)
Kuck, Sarah (film director)
Other credits
Director of photography and editor, Sarah Kuck; composer, Carlos Esparza.
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Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Criminal Justice
Exile
Family
Fascism + Repression
Human Rights
International Relations
Latin American Studies
Political Science
Short Films
Sociology
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DIRECTOR: Meredith Hoffman, Sarah Kuck
NATIONALITY: United States
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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