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Chèche lavi

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Two young Haitians find themselves stranded at the US-Mexico border with no way forward and no one to depend on but each other.

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Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter 02/06/2019
Ellison manages to find beauty in the quotidian - such as the pink glow of storefront neon illuminating a casual chat. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 11/11/2019
3.5/5
Chèche Lavi feels like a portrait of a dying civilisation -- one riven by failed systems, no longer cognisant of what they were for. Go to Full Review
Alan Ng Film Threat 11/07/2019
7.5/10
Chèche Lavi's importance as a film is about making us feel and empathize about the current immigration crisis, and it is quite effective in doing just that. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood The Young Folks 09/16/2019
8/10
But the heart of the film is Ellison's observations of [his subjects] simply existing in stasis in Tijuana as they navigate America's Kafkaesque immigration processes. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Two young Haitians find themselves stranded at the US-Mexico border with no way forward and no one to depend on but each other.
Director
Sam Ellison
Producer
Abraham Avila, Rachel Cantave, Sam Ellison
Genre
Drama
Original Language
crp
Runtime
1h 16m