Straight Stories, Part 1

Straight Stories, Part 1 (2006)

January 1st, 20060h 10min

Documentary
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Overview

Somewhere between documentary and fiction, this is an essay on questions of territory and human displacements made during an excursion from southern Spain to northern Morocco. Travelling on the Mediterranean rim, we hear immigrants tell their stories.


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