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Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
6.3 / 10• 2019• 39m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Two mothers who were each separated from their children in the United States for months after fleeing from danger in their homelands to seek asylum work with pro-bono lawyers and volunteers to reunite with their kids who have been placed thousands of miles away from them with little access to communication.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ellen Goosenberg Kent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Torn Apart: Separated at the Border is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
