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Within Vinony's link graph, El Norte is referenced by 108 other articles, and connects out to Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and Montreal World Film Festival.
It sits within the topics 1980s political drama films, 1983 American films and 1983 British films.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Film · TMDB
7.1Brother 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.
Released: 1983-10-11141 minDir: Gregory NavaAdventure, DramaBudget: $800,000
Cast
- Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Rosa
- David Villalpando as Enrique
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Arturo
- Lupe Ontiveros as Nacha
- Trinidad Silva as Monte
- Alicia del Lago as Lupe
Themes
- immigrant
- mexico
- indigenous
- immigration
- illegal immigration
- american dream
- usa–mexico border
- border crossing
- fugitive
- undocumented immigrant
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
5,884 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gregory Nava
- Screenwriter
- Anna Thomas
- Cast member
- Tony Plana
- Producer
- Anna Thomas
- Cinematographer
- James Glennon
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 141
- FilmAffinity ID
- 274368
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-01-01
- title
- El Norte
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- set in period
- 1980s
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 8.1/10
- capital cost
- 800000
- Commons category
- El Norte (film)
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Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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Montreal World Film Festival
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New York City
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Mexico City
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International Standard Book Number
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Academy Awards
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IMDb
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Chiapas
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Morelos
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Library of Congress
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multiculturalism
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Maya people
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magic realism
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Krzysztof Penderecki
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independent film
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PBS
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Island Records
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Samuel Barber
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National Film Registry
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Categories
1980s political drama films1983 American films1983 British films1983 drama films1983 English-language films1983 films1983 independent films1983 Spanish-language filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican PlayhouseAmerican political drama filmsBritish independent filmsBritish political drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language political drama filmsFilms about illegal immigration to the United StatesFilms about the labor movementFilms directed by Gregory NavaFilms set in GuatemalaFilms set in Los AngelesFilms set in MexicoFilms set in TijuanaFilms shot in CaliforniaFilms shot in Mexico