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Flesh and Sand
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Flesh and Sand

2017-05-17 · 7 min · ★ 9.3

Drama

Based on true accounts, the superficial lines between subject and bystander are blurred and bound together, allowing individuals to walk in a vast space and thoroughly live a fragment of the refugees' personal journeys.

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Directors
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Production companies
Fondazione Prada, Legendary Pictures
Countries
United States of America, Italy
Status
Released

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Hector Luis BustamanteHector Luis Bustamante
Toy LeiToy Lei
Christopher AbramU.S. Border Patrol Agent
Omar Castaneda
Michael GrahamMichael GrahamBorder Patrol Officer Miller
Xavi MorenoCoyote
Elia SaldanaImmigrant

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