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THE GOLDEN DREAM

La jaula de oro

Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez
Mexico, 2013
Drama

Synopsis

Juan, Sara, and Samuel flee from Guatemala towards the United States. On their journey they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil man who does not speak Spanish and has no official documents. They all believe they will find a better world beyond the USA-Mexico border but they run into a harsh reality.

Synopsis

Juan, Sara, and Samuel flee from Guatemala towards the United States. On their journey they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil man who does not speak Spanish and has no official documents. They all believe they will find a better world beyond the USA-Mexico border but they run into a harsh reality.

Our take

A protégé of Ken Loach, Spanish director Diego Quemada-Diez shares with him a social-realist critique of inequality. This electrifying and soulful debut looks at the migrant crisis through the intense camaraderie of three teenagers on the run, bursting the bubble on the American Dream.