Returned

(Returned)
Meredith Hoffman, Sarah Kuck | Documentary

2017 | 17 minutes | United States

As three families are deported to Honduras, the film explores the experience of being returned to a familiar, yet increasingly unsafe situation.

Synopsis

Three families have been forced to return to Honduras to live in extremely violent conditions. Moving through the restless streets of the unstable capital city, and into the drama and determination of each family’s story, the film explores the experience of being returned to a familiar, yet increasingly unsafe situation due to the street’s gang control.

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Main credits

Hoffman, Meredith (film director)
Hoffman, Meredith (film producer)
Kuck, Sarah (film director)

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Director of photography and editor, Sarah Kuck; composer, Carlos Esparza.


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DIRECTOR: Meredith Hoffman, Sarah Kuck

NATIONALITY: United States

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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