Elvira

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Elvira Arellano was working undocumented in the Chicago Airport. After September 11, the U.S. government conducted raids at all airports with the aim of finding terrorists. Elvira and other migrants were arrested. She has a deportation order and will be separated from her child born in the USA. Elvira struggle for human rights for her child and all migrants. To avoid deportation, she seeks sanctuary in a Methodist church in defiance of the U.S. government, establishing herself as a symbolic figure of the migration issue.

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Year
2009
Runtime
1h 6m
Language
EN

Cast

🎬 Javier Solórzano Casarín 👤 Elvira Arellano

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Elvira has a runtime of 1h 6m (1 hour and 6 minutes).
Elvira was directed by Javier Solórzano Casarín and released in 2009.
The cast of Elvira includes Elvira Arellano.

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