What Remains on the Way

Germany / Brazil / Mexico 2021, 93 min, Spanish, Hebrew & English subtitles

On foot, on dirt roads, with giant trucks speeding by, on the roofs of rickety buses, in wagons—Lilian makes her way from Guatemala to the Mexico-US border, holding her four children close to her body, hoping that there, in Tijuana, they can get across the fence to a better life, or at least one where they are free from men’s oppression. Lilian and her children are part of a migrant caravan: thousands of people who all share the same dream. The long line of the caravan protects them. The road is hard, but here they are safe from kidnappers and sex traffickers, and in this huddled existence, unexpected bonds are forged. When they reach their destination, Lilian discovers that the thousands of kilometers have left their mark on her. She is a different woman now, a stronger woman with a new outlook on life.

Previous Festivals: Guanajuato International Film Fest, DocsMX, DokFest Leipzig

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