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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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