De Nadie Commentary
"De Nadie" Commentary
This documentary is focused on the numerous immigrants originating from Central America, undertaking an extremely dangerous journey of about 2500 miles up north towards the southern border of the United States, where they hope to cross and profit from the wealth available in the U.S.. The movie is accordingly named "de Nadie", which translates into "No-One", and follows various immigrants on their journeys, interviewing them on their way and depicting the many injustices and setbacks encountered by each of them. The difficulties emphasized in this documentary are mainly the one's which are usually overlooked when discussing the issue of U.S immigration, including political, economical, medical and criminal challenges even before they reach the border, especially whilst crossing Mexico. The movie depicts a couple of main themes as difficulties which will be explored in this commentary, as well as the personal implications encountered by the immigrants who left their countries of origin and families in search of financial sufficiency to support their families.
The first issue of the documentary is the horrors of the train, also known as the "steel beast", which is the most popular means of transportation among the immigrants. The train offers a direct connection to the Mexican/United States border, free of charge. The only requirement is not to get caught. Besides the countless deaths and injuries happening by accident as immigrants try to mount or dismount the racing train, many are also deliberately pushed off or simply murdered by the railroad authorities. Sometime ago the Mexican government divided the railroad network into separate sections and gave authority over these sections, including the services offered, to five major companies, who know rule the entire railroad network. Mr. L. Hernandez from the immigrant shelter in Veracuz, Mexico, explains how the employees of one of the companies reigning the railroad, Ferrosur, are the
This documentary is focused on the numerous immigrants originating from Central America, undertaking an extremely dangerous journey of about 2500 miles up north towards the southern border of the United States, where they hope to cross and profit from the wealth available in the U.S.. The movie is accordingly named "de Nadie", which translates into "No-One", and follows various immigrants on their journeys, interviewing them on their way and depicting the many injustices and setbacks encountered by each of them. The difficulties emphasized in this documentary are mainly the one's which are usually overlooked when discussing the issue of U.S immigration, including political, economical, medical and criminal challenges even before they reach the border, especially whilst crossing Mexico. The movie depicts a couple of main themes as difficulties which will be explored in this commentary, as well as the personal implications encountered by the immigrants who left their countries of origin and families in search of financial sufficiency to support their families.
The first issue of the documentary is the horrors of the train, also known as the "steel beast", which is the most popular means of transportation among the immigrants. The train offers a direct connection to the Mexican/United States border, free of charge. The only requirement is not to get caught. Besides the countless deaths and injuries happening by accident as immigrants try to mount or dismount the racing train, many are also deliberately pushed off or simply murdered by the railroad authorities. Sometime ago the Mexican government divided the railroad network into separate sections and gave authority over these sections, including the services offered, to five major companies, who know rule the entire railroad network. Mr. L. Hernandez from the immigrant shelter in Veracuz, Mexico, explains how the employees of one of the companies reigning the railroad, Ferrosur, are the