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2015 · 82 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary, Drama

43 young male students were abducted from a Mexican college on September 26, 2014. They have yet to resurface. This documentary probes the disturbing event, how it shook a community, and the troubling search for the missing students.

Directed by Charlie Minn

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