
Foreign Language Film
Rated R.
“El Norte”
(1983, United States, Guatemala; directed by Gregory Nava) in Spanish and K'iche' with English subtitles
Thursday, May 7, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.
When a group of Mayan Indians organize a labor union, their community is violently destroyed by the Guatemalan army. Teenage siblings Rosa and Enrique manage to escape the massacre and decide to start a new life in El Norte—the USA. The story combines magic realism and beautiful imagery.
Running time: 2 hours, 21 minutes.
Oscar nominee