Cohen's War

Name: Cohen's War
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-09-12
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Lee Cohen, Sonya Pecelj, Vladimir Zalipyatskikh

9.0 (1)2005-09-121h 0m

Documentary

Overview

An hour-long portrait of Canadian immigration lawyer, M. Lee Cohen, renowned for his work with refugees. The film follows his representation of Sonya Pecelj and Vladimir Zalipyatskikh. The first case follows a young woman, Sonya Pecelj from Kosovo, who seeks sanctuary for more than a year in a church; the second case follows a Russian sailor who dives off a ship in Halifax Harbour to escape virtual imprisonment by the Russian fish mafia.