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The Infiltrators

2019 · film · US

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Directed by: Alex Rivera, Cristina Ibarra

Starring: Maynor Alvarado, Manuel Uriza, Chelsea Rendon, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Vik Sahay, Orlando Pineda

Runtime: 95 min

Why it mattersAI-assisted

The film is about Dreamers infiltrating a detention center1. It was co-directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra23.

Sources
  1. synopsis — A rag-tag group of undocumented youth – Dreamers – deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center.
  2. credit — Directed by Alex Rivera.
  3. credit — Directed by Cristina Ibarra.

Synopsis

A rag-tag group of undocumented youth – Dreamers – deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center.

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