Movie: Amerikanuak

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    Amerikanuak

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    A documentary about Basque inmigrants who went to USA looking for work and a better future. Basically, Amerikanuak talks about feeling homesick, about struggling in a different country to make a decent living and about being part of a comunity.

  • Release Date

    2010-11-19

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    Documentary

  • Languages:

    euskera

  • Keywords

    immigrationbasque

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