El Norte

1983 [SPANISH]

Adventure / Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 82% · 61 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 5984 6K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Gregory Nava Photo
Gregory Nava

Top cast

Jorge Moreno Photo
Jorge Moreno as Old Man on Bus
Alicia del Lago Photo
Alicia del Lago as Lupe
Mike Gomez Photo
Mike Gomez as Informer
Bo Kane Photo
Bo Kane as Lab Technician
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.26 GB
1280*720
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles cn  
23.976 fps
2 hr 20 min
Seeds 3
2.34 GB
1920*1080
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles cn  
23.976 fps
2 hr 20 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by filfy-2 9 / 10

Coming to America--the untold chapter

Gregory Nava's drama, "El Norte," is hands-down the best film ever made about the Latin American immigrant experience in the US. It's also one of the best films of the 80's.Wonderfully acted and expertly directed, this film will make you think twice about the "invisible" people who clean your house, watch your kids, make your food, garden your yard, wash your car, etc. This movie puts a face to those people and their day-to-day struggles here in this country. It's not always a pretty picture.Although this film is fictional, at times it feels like a documentary. It's not a documentary however, because it's also quite funny and it contains elements of magical realism.This film is a landmark of Latino filmmaking in the US. Watch it today!
Reviewed by enddust 9 / 10

Deeply moving film--highly recommended

I saw El Norte (The North) some years ago when my then girlfriend (whose father was from Mexico) rented the video and made me watch it. I'm glad she did. It covers the very basic quest story of a brother and a sister who flee Guatemala (where the indigenous population was being exterminated) through Mexico to try and find a new life in the US. Along the way they encounter all the setbacks you would imagine, including a few you don't expect. This is a serious and dramatic film that is also not afraid to find the humor that can still occur in the midst of deep struggle. I understand that this movie was made on a shoestring and at times it shows. But the story and the acting more than carry the day. Its creative team (Gregory Nava and his wife Anna Thomas) are also responsible for the movies Selena and Mi Familia (among others), both excellent films. I think that the real history of most people living on the earth, who live ordinary lives and struggle against sometimes oppressive forces outside their control, has largely gone unwritten. In its own small way, this movie begins to make up the deficit.Excellent--highly recommended
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