El norte /
Mayan Indian peasants are tired of being thought of as nothing more than manual laborers. They organize an effort to improve their lot in life, but are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother and sister, who barely esca...
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Mayan languages Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Soundtrack in English, K'iche, and Spanish; optional subtitles in English. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
2008.
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| Edition: | Blu-Ray special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
458. |
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| Summary: | Mayan Indian peasants are tired of being thought of as nothing more than manual laborers. They organize an effort to improve their lot in life, but are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother and sister, who barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to United States. After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container; credits from accompanying booklet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Essay by novelist Héctor Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film in accompanying booklet. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-Ray disc; mono.; region A. This Blu-Ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett. |
| ISBN: | 9781604651133 160465113X |