Good intentions arenīt enough to compensate for bad editing, acting and writing.
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07/26/09
El Norte (1984)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:8
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Two young Indians, a brother and sister, travel from their remote Guatemalan village to the "promised land" of the north--Los Angeles. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay.
Starring: Ernesto Cruz, David Villalpando, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Alicia Del Lago
Director: Gregory Nava
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05/02/09
On the surface El Norte is the essence of simplicity. But in 1983, the simple story was both news to many and history to many others finally seeing their story depicted on screen on their terms. [Blu-ray]
01/15/09
the definitive portrait of the experience of undocumented Latin-American workers in the United States
01/12/09
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05/07/07
The subject of illegal immigration is honorable and relevant, but the film also shows Nava's weaknesses as a filmmaker, specifically his penchant for overwrought narratives and melodramatic (borderline soap opera) style.
06/22/06
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08/23/04
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07/30/03
Charts the harsh odyssey of two Guatemalan Indians as they struggle to make a new life for themselves in America as illegal immigrants
07/23/03
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