El norte / produced by Anna Thomas ; screenplay by Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas ; directed by Gregory Nava.

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Enrique and Rosa, brother and sister, flee persecution in Guatemala and head to the United States to start a new life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 458.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Other Authors: Nava, Gregory
Gomez, Ernesto
Villalpando, David
Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
Language:Spanish
English
Mayan languages
Language and/or Writing System:
In Spanish, English, and K'iche' with optional English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, 2009.
Edition:Anamorphic widescreen.
Series:Criterion collection ; 458.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Siblings > Drama.
Immigrants > United States > Drama.
Unauthorized immigration > United States > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Discos videos digitales.
Películas cinematográficas populares.
Películas en español.
Noncitizens > United States > Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Discos videos digitales.
Películas cinematográficas populares.
Películas en español.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 pages).
Variant Title:
El norte.
North.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Disc 1. New, restored version, new audio commentary featuring Nava, theatrical trailer, new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc 2. In the Service of the Shadows: The Making of El Norte, with interview with director and others; The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva, Nava's 1972 award-winning student film, Gallery of Chiapas location-scouting photographs.