Synopse
Juan, Sara and Samuel, three 15-year olds, escape their slum in Guatemala and head for the USA. On the way, they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indio, who speaks no Spanish and has no papers. Together, they slog their way Northwards along railway lines and in goods wagons. They presume the promised land to be on the other side of the Mexican-US border. But their journey leads them into a world of extreme arbitrariness and brutality. This rough and extremely realistic road movie celebrated an acclaimed premiere at Cannes in the series Un Certain Regard.
Info
Original Title: La jaula de oro
International Title: La jaula de oro
Category: Feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Diego Quemada-Díez
Screenplay: Diego Quemada-Díez, Gibrán Portela, Lucia Carreras
Cast/Protagonists: Brandon Lopez, Rodolfo Dominguez, Karen Martinez, Carlos Chajon
Production country: Spain, Mexico
Year of Production: 2013
Length: 102 min
Producer: Valeska Neu, Inna Payán, Luis Salinas, Edher Campos
Production company: Machete Producciones
Cinematography: María Secco
Editor: Paloma Lopez Carillo, Felipe Gomez
Music: Jacobo Lieberman, Leo Heiblum
Production Design: Carlos Jacques
World Sales: Valeska Neu, Films Boutique
