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Detours 5: The last cola in the desert

A small Costa Rican surfing city is the unexpected final home for people leaving Asia and Africa in search of a better life in the US.

A small Costa Rican surfing city is the unexpected final home for people leaving Asia and Africa in search of a better life in the US. Hosted by Academy Award-winning documentary film-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, Diego Maradona), this is the last episode in a five-part series from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service in collaboration with Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. Detours takes us off the main roads of our lives, following people who didn’t end up where they expected.

Producer: Katy Long

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27 minutes

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