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Overview
An hour-long portrait of Canadian immigration lawyer, M. Lee Cohen, renowned for his work with refugees. The film follows his representation of Sonya Pecelj and Vladimir Zalipyatskikh. The first case follows a young woman, Sonya Pecelj from Kosovo, who seeks sanctuary for more than a year in a church; the second case follows a Russian sailor who dives off a ship in Halifax Harbour to escape virtual imprisonment by the Russian fish mafia.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 12, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ZIJI Film & Television
- Director
- Lesley Ann Patten
- Writer
- Lesley Ann Patten
- Producer
- Angela De Nicola,Lesley Ann Patten
- Cinematography
- Kent Nason
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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