Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
2019•39m•6.3•Released
Documentary
Two mothers who were each separated from their children in the United States for months after fleeing from danger in their homelands to seek asylum work with pro-bono lawyers and volunteers to reunite with their kids who have been placed thousands of miles away from them with little access to communication.
Director
Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Studio
HBO
Production
Company
HBO
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Talos Films
Producer
Elli Hakami
Producer
Julian P. Hobbs
Producer
Xochiti Dorsey
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