El Norte
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Director(s)
- Gregory Nava
- Distributor(s)
- Cinecom Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 141 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
This is the first film to approach the subject of "undocumented workers" solely through their eyes. This is not one of those docudramas where we half-expect a test at the end, but a film like "The Grapes of Wrath" that gets inside the hearts of its characters and lives with them.Read the full review
The New York Times | Annette InsdorfAdd Critic to Favorites
This drama - a kind of cross between ''The Grapes of Wrath'' and the rich textures of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's tales - focuses on two oppressed but hopeful Guatemalan Indians who flee to the United States.Read the full review
Variety | Staff (not credited)Add Critic to Favorites
Comes across as a kind of giant Renaissance canvas.Read the full review
