Hidden Life
Synopsis
Venezuelan refugees speak openly about their lives in the shadows on Curaçao and Aruba. From a deserted soldier to a bricklayer, and from a hospitality entrepreneur to an education specialist. What is it like to live in a legal vacuum, a victim of exploitation and under constant threat of deportation?
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