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Farmingville

Released Jan 19, 2004 1h 18m Documentary List
79% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Two Mexican day-laborers are the targets of a hate crime in New York's suburban Long Island.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post A thoughtful, old-school documentary. Rated: 2/4 Oct 29, 2004 Full Review Jami Bernard New York Daily News Farmingville doggedly taps into the larger forces at work, including government disregard of an escalating problem, and offers only the smallest glimmer of hope that the two sides can work things out through ingenuity and compromise. Rated: 3/4 Oct 29, 2004 Full Review Dana Stevens New York Times The documentary Farmingville explores questions about hatred, tolerance and the future of labor and immigration law in America. Rated: 4/5 Oct 28, 2004 Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International A stirring documentary. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Bill Gibron PopMatters This searing documentary argues against the use of near-slave level migrant labor, implying that the United States' economy would collapse without it. Rated: C- Jul 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member people are messed up. all of them! i had to watch this for a class and just lets me know we are all messed up and that will never change while everyone is all messed up and full of hate. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Infuriating and sad. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): :up: A good documentary that discusses immigration. I will agree that the film does try to be unbiased but the anti-immigrant side comes off as major a**holes no matter what the filmmakers show (and I actually feel that they are anyway but that's my opinion). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member i found it terribly amusing the woman leading the charge against the immigrants had an extensive collection of troll dolls encased in glass behind her. it's unfortunate how small minded and ignorant people can be. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Inconclusive, like documentaries are. It was interesting how radical the immigrant opposition became over time. At first, white folks were responding to legitimate concerns about overcrowding and loitering. But, when they got in contact with national groups, they started freaking out at the principle of Latino people in town. Best feel-good moment: when the day-laborer community organizes a soccer tournament to unite workers. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Because of this movie, I finally took more of a stance about illegal immigration. One surprising part was how much these day laborers expect to be paid. A woman offered $7 per hour to a group of men, and they turned the offer down because they wanted at least $10 and thought $7 was "too cheap." I have had jobs where I worked for less than $7 per hour and paid taxes on top of it. One man said that he earns $100-$200 per day--that's a lot of money! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two Mexican day-laborers are the targets of a hate crime in New York's suburban Long Island.
Director
Catherine Tambini, Carlos Sandoval
Producer
Catherine Tambini, Carlos Sandoval
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 18m
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