Synopsis: 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. It's a story that happens every day, but until Gregory Nava's groundbreaking EL NORTE (The North), the personal travails of immigrants crossing the border to America had never been shown in the movies with such urgent humanism. A work of social realism imbued with dreamlike imagery, EL NORTE is a lovingly rendered, heartbreaking story of hope and survival, which critic Roger Ebert called "a Grapes of Wrath for our time."

Language: Spanish

Country of Origin: United States of America

Production Year: 1983

Reviews:

• ""A great film . . . stunning visual and musical power."", Roger Ebert

Awards:

• 1984: Nominee, Oscar, Best Screenplay, Academy