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  • Well-Founded Fear (2000)
  • 119 min | Documentary
Well-Founded Fear (2000)
119 min | Documentary
This documentary film takes us to an in-depth look at the asylum process of the federal U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Foreigners that are already in the United States, having fled their home countries, have the ...See moreThis documentary film takes us to an in-depth look at the asylum process of the federal U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Foreigners that are already in the United States, having fled their home countries, have the opportunity to apply for asylum through the INS. If a person's case establishes a "well-founded fear" of his/her home country, the adjudicating immigration officer approves his/her asylum application. If a person's case does not quite meet up to the officer's expectation of a "well-founded fear," it is referred to an immigration judge for a decision. Written by Oliver Chu See less
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Composer
Mark Suozzo (music composed and conducted by)
Cinematographer
Michael Camerini
Editor
Karen Schmeer
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Updated Jan 31, 2000
Release date
2000 (United States)
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations

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