Sol y Tião nacieron en diferentes entornos sociales: ella en una familia pobre de los suburbios de Río y él en una familia aún más pobre que criaba ganado en el oeste del estado de São Paulo. Eventualmente se encuentran, debido a circunstancias poco probables, pero se separan nuevamente, ya que ella ha establecido como su máxima prioridad llegar a los Estados Unidos o reventar. Mientras ella llega a Estados Unidos para vivir como inmigrante ilegal, él permanece en Brasil y, a pesar de muchas pruebas y tribulaciones, se convierte en un exitoso vaquero de rodeo.
Muestra la labor que desarrolla una unidad especial de la aduana canadiense.
Al cruzar el océano del viejo al nuevo continente, varios inmigrantes de diversas nacionalidades viven una pesadilla a bordo de un segundo barco a la deriva.
Will Smith presenta esta mirada sobre el papel que juega la Enmienda XIV a la Constitución de los EE.UU. en la incesante lucha por la igualdad de derechos.
The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia.
Billy is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC for half a season from January to May 1992. A spin-off of Head of the Class, the series stars Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor, a Scottish teacher who moves to America in order to build a new life for himself.
Cuatro desconocidos: una azafata que escapa de un culto suburbano, un refugiado afgano que huye de la persecución, un joven padre australiano que escapa de un trabajo sin salida y un burócrata atrapado en un escándalo nacional, están atrapados en un centro de detención de inmigrantes en el desierto australiano. Inspirado en hechos reales.
Tide of Life follows the fortunes of young housekeeper, Emily Kennedy, as she learns about relationships with three very different men. Forced from home of her first employer, Sep McGilby after his plans to marry her come to tragic end, Emily finds work as housekeeper for farmer, Larry Birch. Another tragedy occurs, and when Nick Stuart inherits the farm owned by Birch's wife, Nick gives Emily a new future.
Ellis Island is a television miniseries broadcast in three parts in 1984 on the CBS television network. The screenplay was co-written by Fred Mustard Stewart, adapted from his 1983 novel of the same title. The series tells the story of several immigrants from the late 1800s until the early 1910s, trying to achieve the American Dream and arriving on Ellis Island, hoping for a better life. Ellis Island highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War I, and many of the characters are based on real persons, such as Irving Berlin.
A disgraced New York politician who was the city's youngest city councilman in history until he was brought down by a public intoxication incident gets an opportunity to rebuild his life when he is hired by a group of immigrants who hope to become American citizens.
Cinco familias se enfrentan a la inquietante realidad de Estados Unidos y su atractivo para los inmigrantes, y a lo que la humanidad está dispuesta a soportar para disfrutar del sueño americano.
Coach driver and single dad Peter Green leads a life of ordinary routine until the discovery of a dead body on the docile Bognor shoreline and an unsettling meeting with a new arrival in town throws his life into chaos.
Docuserie que explora a fondo el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los EE. UU. y trae conmovedores testimonios sobre la lucha de los inmigrantes.
Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV. Directed by Cherie Nowlan and written by John Doyle, it was the first mainstream television/film project to address the issue of the Australian government's refugee policy, a topic it approaches by chronicling the emotional journey of one young man during his year off after graduation, in his fictional rural home-town of Brackley, Australia.
The storyline of Marking Time was inspired by the real-life experiences of Afghan refugees and their hosts in the rural town of Young, New South Wales; however much of the outdoor scenes of the series were actually shot at Singleton, New South Wales, in the Hunter Region.
Welcome to new Sweden. Will Kristina manage to seduce the janitor? Can the employment officer convince Mohammed to take a black job? Does the balloon man abuse helium?
The Youth Documentary Academy proudly presents OUR TIME, a television series produced in association with public television that dives deeply into tough topics faced by teens across the nation.
Over six episodes, Maisonneuve looks at the repercussions flowing from the arrest of 11 students at Montreal’s Collège de Maisonneuve as they prepared to join the ranks of the Islamic State in Syria. From the initial shock to a gradual opening for dialogue, the series follows the paths of six exceptional young people who share their points of view. Through their eyes, Maisonneuve highlights both the importance and the fragility of living together in harmony in Quebec.
Forced to choose between her alien husband and her home planet, a United Earth Space Corps officer has no option but betrayal.
Jamaican-born Stuart Hall looks at the history of the Caribbean islands through interviews with modern inhabitants.