ARTE Reportage
Mexico:"La Bestia"25 min
Available until 19/02/2026
Every year 400,000 people from Central America traverse Mexico, a journey of some 2500 kilometres, to try to pass into the USA illegally. The quickest way to get there is by hitching a ride on the roof of what the migrants have nicknamed ‘La Bestia’ (the beast), a freight train running through desert and jungle, right up to the US border.
Director
Alex Gohari et Léo Mattéi
Author
Alex Gohari et Léo Mattei
Country
France
Year
2018
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