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Fighting for Freedom

2013 American film

September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)

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Fighting for Freedom is an American drama film written by Chris Loken and directed by Farhad Mann. Starring Kristanna Loken, Bruce Dern, José María Yazpik and Patricia De León. The film premiered in New York on September 12, 2013 at the Fairview Plaza Cinema 3. It had its Los Angeles premiere October 18, 2013 at the Laemmle NoHo 7. On December 3, 2013 the film was released on DVD. Loken Mann Productions is the production company for the film. Grand Entertainment Group is the distribution company for the DVD. Fighting for Freedom portrays the complex illegal immigration crisis to meet the Salazar family and the Dobbe family that employs them.

Plot

Oscar and Maria Salazar, trapped in Mexico, are denied work visas to return to the U.S. Their plight is further complicated by the birth of a child, Angelina; their other two children, born at Love Orchard, are U.S. citizens. Oscar decides to enter the U.S. illegally. He and Maria, carrying Angelina, skirt death crossing the Arizona desert. Their journey is juxtaposed alongside that of Dobbe daughter Karen, a rising star in an arch-conservative law firm. The Salazar family arrives safely, until the authorities raid Love Orchard and order a deportation hearing for the now three-year-old Angelina. The case is taken to Washington by Karen, who, by opting to defend Angelina, befuddles her boss, makes up with her estranged father, and converts her conservative counterpart into her relatively liberal lover.

Cast

Kristanna Loken as Karen
Bruce Dern as Christian Dobbe
José María Yazpik as Oscar Salazar
Patricia De León as Maria
Ian Duncan as Jake Grove

References

Biancolli, Amy (11 September 2013). "Locally shot immigration movie to premiere in Hudson Thursday". Times Union. Albany, N.Y.
"Loken Mann Productions is rolling out their first feature film, Fighting For Freedom, beginning October 18th, in Los Angeles". Max It Magazine. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.