CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 0h 51m

El Contrato

Migrant Mexican workers in Canada

IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byMin Sook Lee

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 51m
Language
EN
Released
October 18, 2003

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Maria del Mar

Maria del Mar

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Min Sook Lee
Written by
Min Sook Lee
Produced by
Karen King-Chigbo
Silva Basmajian

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