Tuesday, October 27, 2020

EMPTINESS, directed by Paul Venegas ***


Lei and dozens other hide in a shipping crate traveling from China to Ecuador. Her dream is to get to New York. She is taken into the care of a good man, but a very bad man from China has other plans for her and her friend. She has even paid for her final destination to her dream city.

He uses them as a mule and gets them their ticket to New York. They plan a ruse to foil the plan, but sadly, the end shows that migrants’ dreams don’t always happen the way they wish. Non-actors make this film so real. The refugee plight is harrowing.

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