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El Cañaveral (The Sugarcane)

Samuel López and Jorge Manzano

2013, 58:08 minutes, Colour / B&W, Spanish and English with English and Spanish subtitles

TAPECODE 1047.03

Fearing for his life, Joaquín, a member of the HIV+ gay community and a Salvadorian political activist, sets in motion a desperate attempt to seek asylum in Canada. With a deportation order hanging over him, Joaquín is given a reprieve by a Federal Judge who orders a judicial review of his case. Six months later, Joaquín receives a letter in the mail summoning him to a meeting with an immigration officer at the Border Agency on Airport Road. They have a response for him and he must come in person. On the way to the meeting Joaquín says that he’s not so sure he’ll get a positive answer.

Al temer por su vida, Joaquín, un miembro de la comunidad gay seropositva y un activista político salvadoreño, pone en marcha un intento desesperado de buscar asilo en Canadá, pero el resultado de su solicitud de asilo parece sombrío. Con una orden de deportación que pesa sobre él, Joaquín recibe un respiro por un juez federal que ordena una revisión judicial de su caso. Seis meses más tarde, Joaquín recibe una carta en el correo llamándole a una reunión con un oficial de inmigración en la Agencia de Fronteras en la carretera del aeropuerto. Tienen una respuesta para él y él debe venir en persona. En el camino a la reunión Joaquín dice que él no está tan seguro de que obtendrá una respuesta positiva.

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