Independent Lens | SENTENCED HOME | PBS

Raised as Americans in inner city projects near Seattle, three young Cambodian refugees each made a rash decision as a teenager that irrevocably shaped their destiny. Years later, facing deportation back to Cambodia, they find themselves caught between a tragic past and an uncertain future by a system that doesn't offer any second chances.

SENTENCED HOME premieres Tuesday, May 15 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.

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[TSidneylim]

@Nvious6669 I agree with you that "it is very sad to see a family get torned apart for any reason" and your last statement/question.....People we do not see as "IMMIGRANT" - some Americans made mistakes, too, in their earlier stages in life. We all made mistakes...some learned from it and some doesn't. Freedom of speech, freedom of rights...I thought matters most is the outcome/result. Some did their time/consequences years back and rehabilitate very well still got called back & deported ???

[christianperez2008]

i watched im makes me cryyy fuck obama

[humanitieswdc]

The Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the Academy for Educational Development will present a free screening of this film at the AED Globe Theater (1825 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC) at 7pm on May 4th.

[kankaroo]

FUCK THESE GOVERNMENTS AND ALL THEY STAND FOR!

FUCK AMERICA!

FUCK THE UK!

(ps: I am Scottish, and live in the U*K, the system is locking us all down, money speaks- THIS AINT!!!!! LIVING!!!!)

[dmx6803]

Why can are gov do this to people that ran away from death

[KhmerSerey1]

It's a catch and release program whitty set up.

[KhmerSerey1]

Hey it's still better then death row,awaiting execution and sht mang,you're just goin home to the motherland dawg.A catch and release back to your natural habitat that's all hahahaaa

[indodiver34]

This very sad, but most people in Cambodia have no pity for him. It is sad to see him like gangster, and he thankful for nothing....think America need to owe him for everything. Maybe can trade place with some Cambodian who work hard from srok khmer and not just cry about racist and become gangster. welcome back to Cambodia......nobody pity you much when you come back!!!!!!!! Khmer have saying you were sent to heaven now come back to hell.

[KhmerSerey1]

mufckers tried to stop a khmer man from fckin ,multiplyin,breedin and sht,extinct race like dinosaurs and sht.

[KhmerSerey1]

Take a trip from Cambodia to Mexico,from mexico city to tijuana,jump the fckin border back to L.A man,there's about 12 million illegal mexican living in the united state man,hop the fckin fence back to your family man,man fck them yanks,redneck cracker neck chicken shiaaat,separate a father from his baby girls and sht man,that's cold dawg.