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Exile nation : the plastic people /

Based on the work of photographers Chris Bava and Jorge Nieto, The Plastic People follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a Cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever expanding underworld of exiles.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Nomad Cinema (film production company.), Lucidity Productions (film production company.), Filament Features (film production company.), Olmos Productions, Inc
Other Authors: Olmos, Edward James (Narrator), Bava, Chris (Narrator), Nieto, Jorge (Narrator), Shaw, Charles, 1970- (Screenwriter)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English, with some Spanish fragments of interviews, subtitled in English.
Published: [College Station] : [Texas A&M University], 2015.
Subjects:
Illegal aliens > Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
Deportees > Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
Deportees > United States.
Repatriation > Mexico.
Return migration > Mexico.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Vimeo)
Description
Summary:Based on the work of photographers Chris Bava and Jorge Nieto, The Plastic People follows US deportees in Tijuana as they struggle to survive a Cartel war zone, living in cardboard shacks and sewer pipes, creating an ever expanding underworld of exiles.
Item Description:DVD copy made under vendor's permission.
Originally released as documentary in 2014.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Photography, Charles Shaw, Jorge Nieto, Chris Bava; editing, Charles Shaw; music, Random Rab.