A Thousand Pines (2023)
Overview
In this tale of labor and family that shines a light on the precarity of temporary work visas, Raymundo Morales leads a crew of workers who have to make the challenging decision to leave their families in rural Mexico to plant commercial pine forests in the United States.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.348 |
Directed By
Sebastián Díaz
Noam Osband
Crew
Lila Yomtoob
Kent Pritchett
Raymond Telles
Jane Greenberg
Alejandro Valdés-Rochin
Michael Ehrenzweig
Basil Yokarinis
Noam Osband
Noam Osband
Sebastián Díaz
Lila Downs
Sally Jo Fifer
Sandie Viquez Pedlow
Sebastián Díaz
Catherine Tambini
Lois Vossen
Fernardo Martinez
Noam Osband
Angela Reginato
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