“It's a story as old as the world [...] There are poor people who, sometimes disregarding their lives, leave everything behind to survive and live elsewhere. But elsewhere, they are not wanted. In this film, the ‘elsewhere’ is North America, and the poor are mostly Mexicans.[...] You don't stop someone who is hungry. But we are afraid of them, [...] afraid of the diseases they might have. Afraid of being invaded. But we are not afraid to kill them...” - Chantal Akerman

Photo: Collections CINEMATEK - © Fondation Chantal Akerman