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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Double Exposure
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Double Exposure
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary Juan, Sara and Samuel, three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala, travel to the US in search of a better life. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, an indian from Chiapas who doesn't speak Spanish. Travelling together in cargo trains, walking on the railroad tracks, they soon have to face a harsh reality.

Directed By: Diego Quemada-Diez

Written By: Gibrán Portela, Lucía Carreras, Diego Quemada-Diez

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Double Exposure
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Double Exposure
  • 1 h 48 m

The Golden Dream

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Juan, Sara and Samuel, three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala, travel to the US in search of a better life. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, an indian from Chiapas who doesn't speak Spanish. Travelling together in cargo trains, walking on the railroad tracks, they soon have to face a harsh reality.

Directed By: Diego Quemada-Diez

Written By: Gibrán Portela, Lucía Carreras, Diego Quemada-Diez

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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13% Mixed
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91
Aug 27, 2015
It's a wonderful thing to experience a film unshackled from Hollywood conventionality and unburdened by the necessity for simplistic storytelling.
By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 7, 2015
Don’t expect incendiary topicality from The Golden Dream; this is more poetry than politics.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 27, 2015
You root for them as they bond, bicker and endure grim dangers – gangs, traffickers, police – but Quemada-Díez doesn’t play soft, and the stinging climax really sticks with you.
By Kevin Harley FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 27, 2015
A tough yet tender and beautifully crafted human drama that more than earns those Loach comparisons.
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75
Sep 10, 2015
The movie has an unhurried pace, lulling the teens — and by extension the audience — into occasional complacency with the regular rhythms of each chugging train.
By Stephanie Merry FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 27, 2015
The movie exists in a space beyond arguments about immigration policy and border security, and while sometimes a little too willfully pokey, it speaks to something indelibly human about dreams and their costs.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 27, 2015
The Golden Cage (La Jaula de oro) is a lukewarm examination of a hot-potato political issue.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
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13% Mixed
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Production Company Animal de Luz Films, Castafiore Films, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA), Eficine, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Kinemascope Films, Machete Producciones
Release Date Aug 28, 2015
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Discover Everything It Contains.
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Awards

Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 11 Wins & 16 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Morelia International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

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