Summaries

International border crossing as a daily constant is an unusual life habit. Particularly when Mexican urban dwellers do so to work as agricultural laborers in the United States. In a time when drug trafficking has debilitated U.S. - Mexico relations and foreign migration has taken the political center stage in America, 'El Field' contributes to the discussion by providing a portrait in motion of the migrant workers and the industry that employs them. The antithesis of the urban decadent and lawless border imagery dispensed in recent years by the media, 'El Field' excels as a vital piece of historic information that exemplifies bilateral border relationship as a stunning, complex, and many times chaotic symbiosis. One worthy to be observed, understood, but above all, cherished.—Alejandro Dávila

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Genres
  • History
  • Music
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Feb 12, 2011
Countries of origin United States Mexico
Language Spanish
Filming locations Imperial Valley, California, USA
Production companies Bodega Espacio Creativo

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Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color
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