Separated (film)
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- Errol Morris
- Robert Fernandez
- Molly O'Brien
- Steven Hathaway
- Gabriela Cartol
- Diego Armando Lara Lagunes
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| Directed by | Errol Morris |
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| Edited by | Steven Hathaway |
| Music by | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
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| Distributed by | MSNBC Films |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Box office | $8,766[1] |
Separated is a 2024 American documentary film, directed and produced by Errol Morris. It is based upon Separated: Inside an American Tragedy by Jacob Soboroff. It stars Gabriela Cartol and Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, in fictional reenactments. The film explores the Trump administration family separation policy.
It had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2024, and was released in a limited release on October 4, 2024, by MSNBC Films, prior to a broadcast on MSNBC on December 7, 2024.
The film explores the Trump administration family separation policy, intertwined with a migrant family's plight, played by Gabriela Cartol and Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, alongside interviews.[2]
Production
Errol Morris read Jacob Soboroff's book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy and wanted to make it into a film.[3][4] NBC News Studios and Participant financed the film, with NBC assisting with archival.[5]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2024.[6][7] It also screened at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2024.[8] In October 2024, MSNBC Films acquired distribution rights to the film, setting it for an October 4, 2024, limited release and December 7, 2024, broadcast.[9]