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Amanda Morales walked into a church in New York City not knowing when she would step outside again. The Guatemalan mother of three U.S.-born children is the first immigrant since President Trump took office to claim sanctuary in New York, publicly resisting her deportation within a space that ICE recognizes as protected. Sanctuary gains rare and intimate access to Amanda and her family as they fight to remain together and adapt to daily life inside a church.
Sanctuary (2019) is a 1h 13min documentary feature film by Andrea Cordoba. Amanda Morales walked into a church in New York City not knowing when she would step outside again. Selected for Portland Film Festival (2019).
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| IMDb | tt10503070 |
| TMDB | 617327 |
