The Lucky Woman (2020)
• October 18th, 2020 • 1h 27min
Documentary
Overview
This film follows the lives of undocumented Vietnamese workers in Taiwan doing odd jobs to survive, after having been forced to flee their employers due to harsh working conditions and lack of medical care. How will living this way for more than a decade shape their lives?
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