El Norte
Summary:
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 destr... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Zaide Silvia Gutierrez - (Rosa Xuncax)
David Villalpando - (Enrique Xuncax)
Ernesto Gómez Cruz - (Arturo Xuncax)
Alicia del Lago - (Lupe Xuncax)
Eraclio Zepeda - (Pedro)
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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. D... Continue >>
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