El Contrato

Migrant Mexican workers in Canada

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Documentary

Overview

This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.

Keywords

woman director
mexico
canada
tomato
migrant worker
overseas foreign workers

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 18, 2003
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Spanish, English
Countries: Canada
Cast: Maria del Mar
Director: Min Sook Lee
Writer: Min Sook Lee
Producer: Sylvia Sweeney,Silva Basmajian,Louise Lore,Karen King-Chigbo
Cinematography: John Westheuser,David Patrick
Music: Edgardo Moreno
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt3329536