Film
El Contrato
2003 · 51m · Documentary
Migrant Mexican workers in Canada
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Overview
This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.
Cast
Crew
- Min Sook LeeWriter · Director
- Karen King-ChigboProducer
- Silva BasmajianProducer
- Sylvia SweeneyExecutive Producer
- Louise LoreExecutive Producer
- David PatrickDirector of Photography
- John WestheuserDirector of Photography
- Edgardo MorenoOriginal Music Composer
- Katharine AsalsEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 18, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 51m
- Genres
- Documentary
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