El Contrato (2003)

This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.

Released Oct. 18, 2003 51 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.mexico, tmdb.canada, tmdb.tomato, tmdb.migrant-worker, tmdb.woman-director, tmdb.overseas-foreign-workers + 2 more, imdb.migration, imdb.labor

Country: United States
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English, Spanish