Review of El Norte (1983) by Jon C — 27 Mar 2012
Powerful, deeply moving, provoking and well-spoken.
Another film about Latino immigrants escaping to the U.S. in hopes to find freedom, solidarity, and opportunity.
The brother and sister are very sympathetic as they try to flee from the dangers of the law and the harsh reality of their native land.
It really spoke to me; Im proud to be Guatemalan and understand much of the corruption and oppression that lurks in Mexico and many other parts of the world.
Freedom is indeed not free and these characters do contemplate where they truly belong.
Well-intentioned, hard at times but mostly speaks to the audience.
"El Norte" succeeds in its own way.
This review of El Norte (1983) was written by Jon C on 27 Mar 2012.
El Norte has generally received very positive reviews.
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