De Nadie
Encyclopedia
De Nadie is a documentary
by Mexican
filmmaker Tin Dirdamal on the impoverished Central Americans who leave their countries in hope of a better life in the United States
. It premiered in 2005 and was shown at different international film festival
s, winning the Sundance Film Festival audience award for World Documentary in 2006.
The film follows a number of refugee
s who have to cross Mexico, about 4,000 kilometers, before reaching the US border. On their way through Mexico they put their remaining money, dignity, health and life on the line.
The soundtrack was written by Mexican composer Alfonso M.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
filmmaker Tin Dirdamal on the impoverished Central Americans who leave their countries in hope of a better life in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It premiered in 2005 and was shown at different international film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s, winning the Sundance Film Festival audience award for World Documentary in 2006.
The film follows a number of refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s who have to cross Mexico, about 4,000 kilometers, before reaching the US border. On their way through Mexico they put their remaining money, dignity, health and life on the line.
The soundtrack was written by Mexican composer Alfonso M.