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El Norte (1983)

1983-10-11 · 2h 21m · ES
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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.

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Gregory NavaDirector, WriterAnna ThomasWriter
Budget
$800K

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Zaide Silvia GutiérrezZaide Silvia GutiérrezRosaDavid VillalpandoDavid VillalpandoEnriqueErnesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez CruzArturoLupe OntiverosLupe OntiverosNachaTrinidad SilvaTrinidad SilvaMonteAlicia del LagoAlicia del LagoLupeMike GomezMike GomezInformerJose Martin RuanoJose Martin RuanoForemanStella QuanStella QuanJosefitaHeraclio ZepedaHeraclio ZepedaPedroEmilio Gomez OzunaEmilio Gomez OzunaLuisEnrique CastilloEnrique CastilloJorge

Keywords

American dreamImmigrantIllegal immigrationIndependent filmImmigrationUndocumented immigrantUndocumented worker

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · AdventureTheme affinityAmerican Dream · Immigrant · Illegal ImmigrationDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference99591Actor preference92747 · 245585 · 172878

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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.

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El Norte has a runtime of 141 minutes.

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