Immigrant Life
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    Movies

    La Linea del Cielo (1984)

    Antonio Resines plays a Spanish photographer whose dreams of fame and fortune lead him to New York...

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    Movies

    Toutes les nuits (2006)

    In 1967, old friends Henri and Jules are separated when Henri goes off to Paris to study. Apart for...

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    '68 (1988)

    Set in the late '60s in tumultuous San Francisco, a Hungarian immigrant family struggles to define...

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    James' Journey to Jerusalem (2004)

    While on a pilgrimage in Israel, a young African (Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe) meets a hard-nosed man...

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    Katzelmacher

    A Greek man arrives in Germany looking for work and rents a room in a boarding house, but soon he...

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    Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

    A long-suffering woman (Dina Korzun) has an affair with her neglectful husband's (Rip Torn) son...

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    Hester Street (1975)

    A Russian Jew (Steven Keats) adapts to 1890s New York while waiting for his wife (Carol Kane) and...

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    The Quickie

    A glamorous socialite becomes embroiled in an obsessive and disturbing relationship with her son.

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    The Weight of Water (2002)

    While investigating a century-old double homicide, a photojournalist (Catherine McCormack) becomes...

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    Popi (1969)

    A Puerto Rican widower (Alan Arkin) launches a reckless scheme to get his two sons out of Spanish...

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    Ferocious

    A French Arab gets more than he bargains for when he enters the employ of an extreme right wing...

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    A Way of Life

    A teenage mother struggles to bring up her small daughter and deal her role in a devastating crime....

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    Crossing Arizona (2006)

    Filmmaker Joseph Mathew examines the plight of illegal immigrants who die from dehydration after...

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    In Between Days (2007)

    A lonely teen (Jiseon Kim) falls in love with her only friend (Taegu Andy Kang).

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    The Great New Wonderful (2006)

    New Yorkers (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom McCarthy, Judy Greer) adjust to changes in their daily lives in...

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    2 By 4 (1999)

    A New York construction foreman (Jimmy Smallhorne) dons makeup and costumes at night, prowling for...

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    Nowhere in Africa (2003)

    A Jewish lawyer (Merab Ninidze), his wife (Juliane Köhler) and their 5-year-old daughter move to...

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    Movies

    I Can't Sleep (1995)

    A Lithuanian actress (Yekaterina Golubeva) living in a Paris hotel recognizes a drag-queen neighbor...

  • ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him picture
    Movies

    ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1995)

    Set in the 1950s, a poor Mexican American boy and his migrant farmworker family struggle to adapt to...

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    Movies

    Lost Boys of Sudan (2004)

    Filmmakers John Shenk and Megan Mylan follow several Sudanese refugees as they try to make new lives...

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    Habana Blues

    A musician's (Alberto Joel García Osorio) dedication to his band and a shot at fame puts a strain on...

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    Americanese (2007)

    Long after their breakup, Raymond and Aurora struggle to let go of their love. Torn apart by...

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    American Visa

    After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal...

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    Choking Man (2007)

    A shy dishwasher (Octavio Gómez Berrios) retreats into fantasy worlds.

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    Police Beat (2006)

    An African immigrant (Pape Sidy Niang) wonders about his girlfriend's (Anna Oxygen) faithfulness...

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    Movies

    My Beautiful Laundrette (1986)

    London punk Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Pakistani Omar (Gordon Warnecke) redo a run-down...

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    Movies

    No Turning Back (2003)

    An illegal Honduran immigrant (Jesus Nebot) flees with his daughter (Chelsea Rendon) after...

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    Movies

    Nueba Yol (1996)

    Nueba Yol (Dominican slang for New York) is the ever-elusive goal of the eccentric Balbuena, whose...

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    Movies

    The Perez Family (1995)

    Cuban refugees (Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina) with the same surname are mistaken for a married couple...

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    Movies

    The Glass Wall (1953)

    A European refugee (Vittorio Gassman) who helped the Allies becomes a fugitive denied entry to New...