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Customers who bought this item also bought these digital items. This terrific film comes to us with a glowing recommendation from ken loach. The struggle of the innocent is caught with precision. The golden dream a stinging drama about vulnerable migrants. Illegal immigrant and hardworking single dad carlos galindo demian bichir embarks on a physical and spiritual journey in order to reconnect with his teenage son and keep him from getting pulled. The cage of gold is a 20 mexican drama film directed by spanishborn mexican director diego quemadadiez. This is a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four guatemalan. I headed to the cemetery first and passed a pleasant while in the sunshine, reading the free book id been sent and collected the day before as part of my u2 fan. The golden dream in the golden dream, a mexican immigration drama of lacerating power and honesty, is america.

This movie has a variety of elements that make it stand out. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Dark immigrant odyssey in diego quemadadiez s celebrated directorial debut, a trio of teenagers flee from guatemala and make their way through a. Mexico, 20, 1 hour 48 minutes, spanish with subtitles. Three teenagers from the slums of guatemala travel to the us in search of. An introduction to global film for teachers and students. Oct 28, 2015 three teenagers from the slums of guatemala travel to the us in search of a better life. What i mean is that if a story is told, it should be told more to be true to the subject than it should be told to entertain the viewer. The golden dream trailer peccadillo pictures youtube. The golden cage follows the journey of three guatemalan teenagers as they attempt to illegally cross the dangerous mexicous border in pursuit of the american dream. Dark immigrant odyssey in diego quemadadiezs celebrated directorial debut, a trio of teenagers flee from guatemala and make their way through a. Stephanie merry stephanie merry oversees books coverage for the style. The golden dream is an awardwinning film, directed by diego quemadadiez and written by gibran portela, lucia carreras, diego quemadadiez. New york, ny april 26, 2016 continuing its commitment to bringing audiences the best in contemporary world cinema, kino lorber is proud to expand the scope of its home media releases with the launch of a new label, sol y luna, dedicated to the release of spanishlanguage films in the us and canada.

A group of guatemalan teenagers attempt to make their way to the u. The film, translated as the golden dream, is the story of four guatemalan teenagers who, together with hundreds of other reallife migrants, set out on the journey. Travelling together in cargo trains, walking on the railroad tracks, they soon have to face a harsh reality. In the golden dream three native central americans head north to find the promise in the myth of opportunity in the usa. It is a very substantial movie, with great compassion and urgency. His work in different roles in the camera department has featured in two further loach productions plus films by spike lee, alejandro inarittu and fernando mireilles. A must see cinema debut from diego quemadadiez multiple awardwinner the golden dream. Three teenagers from the slums of guatemala travel to the us in search of a. About this feature is a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four guatemalan teenagers on a dangerous journey across. I didnt go out on monday had to run to the post office for the parcel theyve been holding for me for over two weeks. It was beautiful yesterday evening, so it was lucky that the film wasnt on until 8. Three teenagers from the slums of guatemala travel to the us in search of a better life. The film addresses a social reality with a vigorous narrative and a cinematographic freshness.

Some 10 mexican features have played in competition at the festival since 2000, winning cropping 12 principal awards. On their journey through mexico, they meet chauk, an indian from chiapas who doesnt speak spanish. The film succeeds as both a gritty, uncompromising portrait of the teenagers travels and a moving. It marks the second consecutive year that a mexican production has won top honours at thessaloniki. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. The golden dream is a 20 mexican drama film directed by spanishborn mexican director. Traveling together in freight trains and walking on railroad tracks, they soon have to face a harsh reality. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Much of the golden dream is given over to rooftop train rides, endless horizons and dusty roads, all beautifully shot by maria secco. A clever, semiimprovised script never allows us forget that. Juan, sara, and samuel, three teenagers from the slums of guatemala, travel to the united states in search of a better life. Not too far into the journey the trio encounter chauk rodolfo. This is an absorbing and suspenseful drama, excellently acted by its three nonprofessional leads. Brandon lopez, rodolfo dominquez, karen martinez, carlos chajon, diego quemadadiez.

The film, repped by films boutique, has sold widely. He has lived in the american continent for over two decades. Peccadillo pictures presents diego quemadadiez the golden dream. This is a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four guatemalan teenagers on. As a writer, aside from his screenplays, he has also written a poetry book called i dreamed i found my. They encounter danger, kindness, injury, and conflict. Directed by diego quemadadiez this feature is a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four guatemalan teenagers on a dangerous journey across the mexican border into america. Id been waiting until i was next at my local cinema, which is down that way, but that only happened on sunday when, of course, the post office is closed so i decided id better get onto it, and went on monday evening. His graduation film at the american film institute afi as writerdirectordop, a table is a table, won the best cinematography award given by the american.