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Film Review: Tempest

By Rebecca Bintrim

This documentary delves into the underbelly of injustice in Mexico through the heart-wrenching tales of two women.

“We know you haven’t done anything, but someone has to pay,” Miriam Carbajal recalls hearing from a court-appointed attorney before being put in jail. What started as a normal day at work turns into a five-month nightmare for Carbajal, one of the central characters in Tempest, an emotionally charged Mexican documentary by Salvadoran-born cinematographer Tatiana Huezo. Carbajal is told she is a pagador  —  someone who pays for the offenses of others so the government can show results in its struggle against organized crime. Charged with human traffick-ing, she is forced...

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