El Norte (1983)
11/10/1983 (GB)
Adventure, Drama
2h 21m
- 72% (70 votes)
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Overview
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
- Gregory NavaDirector, Screenplay
- Anna ThomasScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
$800,000
Keywords
- immigrant
- mexico
- indigenous
- immigration
- illegal immigration
- american dream
- usa–mexico border
- border crossing
- fugitive
- undocumented immigrant
- guatemala
- underground tunnel
- illegal border crossing
- guatemalan civil war
- brother sister relationship
- undocumented worker
- maya
- preserved film
- rats
Top Billed Cast
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Rosa
David Villalpando
Enrique
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Arturo
Lupe Ontiveros
Nacha
Trinidad Silva
Monte
Alicia del Lago
Lupe
Mike Gomez
Informer
Jose Martin Ruano
Foreman
Stella Quan
Josefita
Heraclio Zepeda
Pedro
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