El Contrato 21 years old

Migrant Mexican workers in Canada

This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.

Credits

El Contrato Cast

Name Character
Maria del Mar as Narrator

El Contrato Crew

Name Department
El Contrato (21 years)

Migrant Mexican workers in Canada

  • Release day: Saturday, October 18, 2003
  • Runtime: 51 minutes