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El Norte

1984·2h 21m·R
DramaAdventure
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
6,046 votes
Metascore
75
Metacritic

After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte."

El Norte is a 1984 drama adventure movie directed by Gregory Nava, starring Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 6,046 votes and runs 2h 21m.

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Director
Gregory Nava
Stars
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Alicia del Lago
David Villalpando
Details
1984-01-27
141 min
Movie
R
★ United States, Mexico, United Kingdom
★ Spanish, English, Maya
Keywords
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