Cohen's War
Overview
An hour-long portrait of Canadian immigration lawyer, M. Lee Cohen, renowned for his work with refugees. The film follows his representation of Sonya Pecelj and Vladimir Zalipyatskikh. The first case follows a young woman, Sonya Pecelj from Kosovo, who seeks sanctuary for more than a year in a church; the second case follows a Russian sailor who dives off a ship in Halifax Harbour to escape virtual imprisonment by the Russian fish mafia.
Release date
12/09/2005
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Original Soundtrack
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Report on the Refugee Situation
Son of the Streets
Portrait of a Wind-up Maker
Hide and Seek
Special Flight
Locked in a Box: Immigration Detention
Okinawa/Santos
Strine Life
Mama Rosa
Between Lands
The Fall of the I-Hotel
Volunteer
Camionneuse
Kitchen Dialogue
And So Lives Belarus
The Diary of Immaculée
A City Fights Back: How LA Defends Itself from ICE
Displacement and Resilience
Meuthen's Party
Boiling Point