Film
Unwelcomed
Documentary · 1h 8m
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A Chilean documentary follows Venezuelan migrants heading to Chile and the tensions, corruption and protests they meet along the way.
Unwelcomed is a Chilean documentary by Amílcar Infante and Sebastián González Méndez about Venezuelan migration toward Chile. From 2019, large numbers of Venezuelans left their country heading west. At the Cúcuta crossing, according to the film, migrants had to pay bribes to corrupt police. Carrying only essentials, they continued toward Chile, where the president had promised asylum. The film begins in 2021, when the refugee crisis was at its height. It moves between images of people living in severe hardship and views of the wide, harsh Andean landscape. Many are stuck at the Bolivian border in an improvised camp. At Colchane, on Chile's border with Bolivia, they encounter corruption and local anger. It also examines the tensions around migration and a major anti-immigrant protest in Chile in late 2021.
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Facts
- Director
- Amilcar Infante, Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez
- Written by
- Sebastian Gonzalez Mendez, Amilcar Infante, Hernán Saavedra
- Countries
- Chile
- Studios
- Amilcar Films, Pejeperro Films
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 8 minutes
- Language
- Spanish
Questions
How long is Unwelcomed?
1 hour 8 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 1 hour 28 minutes.
What language is Unwelcomed in?
Unwelcomed is in Spanish. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with Dutch subtitles.
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