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Alambrista! (1978)
Director: Robert M Young
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From Time Out Film Guide
Young's first feature. Functioning here as writer, director and cameraman, he spent over a year living among Mexican wet-backs in the US Southwest to discover what it actually feels like working illegally, and in voluntary exile, for a society barely conscious of your existence, far less your rights. His discoveries, though nothing new, remain disturbing: workers housed and transported in sub-animal conditions, slowly bled of their dignity and culture. Yet for all his righteous indignation, Alambrista! fails to ignite. The fictional characters through whom he dramatises his observations appear too stereotyped, caught in as many clichés as the film is trying to fight.Author: JD
Cast & crew
Director: Robert M Young
Producer: Michael Hausman, Irwin Young
Cast: Domingo Ambriz, Trinidad Silva, Linda Gillin, Ned Beatty, Paul Berrones, George Smith full cast
Duration: 110 mins
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