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THE HEARING

L'AUDIENCE

By Émilie B. GUÉRETTE, Peggy NKUNGA NDONA

Documentary - Completed 2023

Having fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peggy, Simon and their children seek political asylum in Canada after a dangerous migration route. The film delves in the daily life of the family over one year, as they go through the complex legal maze of claiming asylum.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Documentary, Family, Social issues
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- FRENCH-CANADIAN
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 93 mn
- Director(s)
- Émilie B. GUÉRETTE, Peggy NKUNGA NDONA
- Writer(s)
- Émilie B. GUÉRETTE
- Producer(s)
- Fanny DREW (COLONELLE FILMS), Justine CHEVARIE-COSSETTE (COLONELLE FILMS), Sarah MANNERING (COLONELLE FILMS)
- Synopsis
- After crossing 11 countries irregularly to seek asylum in Canada, Peggy, Simon and their three children are waiting for the hearing that will determine whether they get refugee status or not. Having fled political repression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the family tries to rebuild a peaceful life in Montreal, in spite of the constant threat of deportation. Between ghosts from the past, hopes for the future and a complex legal maze, the film delves into the struggle of the Nkunga Mbala family to remain in Canada. Offering unprecedented access to their hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board, the film unveils the opaque process of claiming asylum in Canada.