Human Cargo

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'''''Human Cargo''''' is a 2004 Canadian television miniseries.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Human Cargo |date=2004-01-04 |type=Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352113/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |others=Nthati Moshesh, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Veena Sood |publisher=Force Four Entertainment, Howe Sound Films}}</ref> The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards.<ref name=":0" /> It premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan, Cara Pifko, Bayo Akinfemi and Nicholas Campbell.

The series was written by Linda Svendsen and Brian McKeown.

== Plot == The miniseries explores the issue of immigration and refugees who flee to Canada after 9/11 and the people who sacrifice their lives to help or hinder them. The series features six intersecting stories focusing on the crises of refugees, set in different locations: four Honduran boys are found dead in a produce truck at the Canada-U.S. border crossing; a dedicated refugee lawyer Jerry Fischer is forced to choose between his family, work, and life when he becomes involved with an Afghan woman's refugee claim; and ambitious right-wing politician Nina Wade finds her career end disastrously after a federal by-election that moves her into a position at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

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== External links == * [http://www.cbc.ca/humancargo/ Official Site] * {{IMDb title|id=0352113|title=Human Cargo}}

Category:2000s Canadian television miniseries Category:English-language Canadian television shows Category:CBC Television original programming Category:Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries winners Category:Television series by Force Four Entertainment Category:Works about illegal immigration Category:Canadian political drama television series Category:Television series about immigration in Canada