Exiled in America (1990)
Directed by Paul Leder
Genres - Action, Adventure, Historical Film, Thriller | Sub-Genres - Political Drama | Release Date - Jun 21, 1990 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 84 min. | Countries - USA |Share on
Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This political drama takes a look at the underground network that helps South American refugees travel safely to the US. The story centers on a freedom fighter from Central America who uses the underground to get to the US and settle in a small town. His wife lies to a restaurant owner, telling him her husband is dead, and gets a job as a waitress. Soon after, the owner's son falls in love with her. Meanwhile a crooked CIA agent leads a death squad in pursuit of the former freedom fighter and things get worse when the local sheriff threatens to reveal his hideout to the hunters.
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oppression, agent [representative], captive, captor, CIA (Central-Intelligence-Agency), death-squad, escape, exile, journalism, one-against-odds, on-the-run, professor, rescue, revenge, revolution, student, terrorism, underground [counterculture], university, wheelchair, widow/widower
