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El Norte
Drama - 1983
7.7
92%
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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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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
141 min
Release date:
11 Oct 1983
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$800,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Though his subject is a serious one and his intentions are apparently noble, Nava has made a film that is essentially indistinguishable from Love Story.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
El Norte is not exactly a great film, but it's a very good one that, through the devices of fiction, manages to provoke a number of healthily contradictory feelings about the world we all inhabit at the moment.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
23 Aug 2004
fresh:
It is beautifully lensed and comes across as a kind of giant Renaissance canvas.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
19 Sep 2014
fresh:
From the very first moments of El Norte, we know that we are in the hands of a great movie.
– Roger Ebert,
RogerEbert.com,
19 Sep 2014
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