Summary
‘Dunki’, from the Punjabi word for ‘to hop’, has become shorthand for a vast underground migration route stitched across continents. From villages in India through the jungles of Latin America, it is a journey of stopovers, bribes, and dangerous border crossings, all aimed at one final destination: the United States or Europe.
For those attempting the route, the stakes are brutal. Families mortgage land to pay agents. Migrants are packed into boats, ferried across crocodile-infested rivers, and pushed through forests controlled by armed gangs. Extortion, violence, and exploitation mark every step, and for many, the journey ends in death, deportation, or prison.
This film uncovers how the ‘dunki’ network operates, and the cat-and-mouse game between agents who profit from keeping the routes running and the authorities who try to crack down.
But as borders harden, the demand only grows, revealing the true cost of chasing the American dream.
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