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El Norte

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El Norte
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2hrs 21min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1983
Director:
Gregory Nava
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz  ...more
Synopsis: El Norte is a realistic picture of both the Guatemalan government's oppression of the Quiche Indians and the hard life of illegal immigrants in the United States. After the Guatemalan army destroys their village of San Pedro, two teenage Quiche Mayan Indian siblings journey north (hence El Norte) through Mexico to the United States to start a new life. The film opens with the destruction of the village and the peasants' pointless appeals to the authorities for justice. Realizing that the government ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
While any number of films have been made about plucky immigrants who come to the United States, few possess the plain-spoken honesty and simple emotional power of Gregory Nava's El Norte, at once a moving testimony to the thirst for freedom and a sobering look at the tragic consequences that the search for a better life can sometimes bring. Director Nava draws strikingly naturalistic performances from ... Full Review
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Zaide Silvia Gutierrez
Rosa Xuncax
David Villalpando
Enrique Xuncax
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Arturo Xuncax
Alicia del Lago
Lupe Xuncax
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