El Contrato
“Migrant Mexican workers in Canada”
2003•51m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Min Sook Lee
Writer
Min Sook Lee
Languages
Spanish, English
Cast
Maria del Mar
Narrator
Production
Producer
Karen King-Chigbo
Producer
Silva Basmajian
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