El Norte
El Norte (English: The North) is a 1983 independent drama film, directed by Gregory Nava. The screenplay was written by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas, based on Nava's story. The movie was first presented at the Telluride Film Festival in 1983, and its wide release was in January 1984.
Plot
The writing team of Nava and Thomas split the story into three parts:
More details
| author | Anna Thomas Gregory Nava |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles Mexico |
| director | Gregory Nava |
| editor | Betsy Blankett Milicevic |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | abduct across the border attack better life border crossing border patrol border town coyotaje coyote english class hang haunt indigenous indigenous mexicans indigenous peoples of the americas labor union maya maya peoples morning murder new job nothing parking lot roger ebert safe house severed head stereotype truck driver typhus u.s.-mexican border wait washing machine write |
| musicBy | Emil Richards |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Anna Thomas |
| productionCompany | American Playhouse |
| publisher | AFI Catalog of Feature Films BBFC Cinecom Island Records |
| recordedAt | California Mexico |
| theme | chicano independent magic realism |