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Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes is inspired to make a documentary about Sans\u00f3n, an immigrant serving life for first-degree murder, but authorities won\u2019t allow the incarcerated young man to be filmed. In light of this, Sans\u00f3n’s story is shared through dramatic reenactments of his letters, using members of his own family as actors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes is inspired to make a documentary about Sans\u00f3n, an immigrant serving life for first-degree murder, but authorities won\u2019t allow the incarcerated young man to be filmed. In light of this, Sans\u00f3n’s story is shared through dramatic reenactments of his letters, using members of his own family as actors. 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