Cohen's War (movie)
- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Lesley Ann Patten
- Production companies: ZIJI Film & Television
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 9/12/2005
- Run time: 60 min.
Movie description
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.
