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Asylum

1998 1 h 18 min
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This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed and paperwork is double checked, we begin to examine exactly who can be considered a refugee.

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This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed and paperwork is double checked, we begin to examine exactly who can be considered a refugee.
Developing Countries Foreign Countries Politics and Government - Canada Social Issues All subjects
  • director
    Garry Beitel
  • script
    Garry Beitel
  • narrator
    Garry Beitel
  • producer
    David Wilson
  • executive producer
    Don Haig
    Sally Bochner
  • associate producer
    Adam Symansky
  • camera
    Barry Perles
  • sound
    Esther Auger
    Marie-France Delagrave
    Ismaël Cordeiro
    Hubert Macé de Gastines
    Jacques Drouin
    Barry Lazar
  • editing
    Gerry Vansier
  • sound editing
    Don Ayer
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • music
    Chris Crilly

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