Strangers at the Door
1977
⏱️ 28 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
This drama tells the harrowing story of an immigrant family in the New World. On arrival in Canada, their hopes for a better life were dashed when immigration officials refused to grant entry to their daughter. During a routine medical examination it was found that Kasia had contracted an infectious eye disease. She is separated from her family and sent back to Europe alone.
Crew
Director
John Howe
Producer
Maxine Samuels, Roman Kroitor
Production
ONF | NFB, CBC
Keywords
canadaimmigrationshort filmhistory