Exodus Without Absence

Name: Exodus Without Absence
Director: Mónica Vásquez
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-01-01

1985 · 18 min · Documentary

Other than the fragmentation of familial and communal ties, rural-to-urban migration leads into the assimilation of the urban lifestyle. However, for those with strong indigenous cultural traditions, this only happens in the surface.

Directed by Mónica Vásquez · Written by Mónica Vásquez

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