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Made over 20 years ago, this exploration of the lives of Mexican migrants and the cruelties of borders makes for equally urgent viewing today.

Akerman’s commitment to capturing the immigrant experience also led her to document the fate of Mexicans who risk their lives crossing the desert border into America. An urgent piece of cinema over 20 years ago, it is ever more so now, given the increasingly grim outlook for migrants in the US under a Trump administration.