A milestone film that was one of the first to tell the story of illegal immigration from the perspective of the immigrants themselves, this is a powerful and moving story despite some amateurish acting and occasionally heavy-handed dialogue.
This review of El Norte (1983) was written by Anthony B on 31 Mar 2013.
El Norte has generally received very positive reviews.
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