The Golden Dream

Name: The Golden Dream
Genre: Drama
Released: August 28, 2015
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 74

2015

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La Jaula De Oro (US)

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| Release Date: August 28, 2015 | Not Rated

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.

Director: Diego Quemada-Díez

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Aug 27, 2015

It's a wonderful thing to experience a film unshackled from Hollywood conventionality and unburdened by the necessity for simplistic storytelling. Read full review

John Anderson

Sep 3, 2015

The filmmaking is fluid and electric; the acting, precise; the archetypal storytelling, seamless and brutal. What happens in “La Jaula de Oro” might enrage audiences, and probably for a variety of reasons. But there’s no getting away without it leaving a mark. Read full review

Time Out London Dave Calhoun

Aug 27, 2015

Director and co-writer Diego Quemada-Díez condenses many acute observations about life as an emigrant into a sure-footed, credible story. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 27, 2015

It's a tough, absorbing and suspenseful drama, excellently acted by its three non-professional leads. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

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. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Aug 27, 2015

Though it takes some work to engage with the characters at first, the journey makes a powerful impact. Read full review

Neil Young

Aug 27, 2015

The Golden Cage (La Jaula de oro) is a lukewarm examination of a hot-potato political issue. Read full review

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LeZee

Sep 24, 2015

A million reasons to go up north, but to stay here none.

The movie also known as 'The Golden Dream' is about the central Americans who try to cross the borders of their neighbor country looking for the opportunity to live a better life. From the Spanish filmmaker who is famous for hisA million reasons to go up north, but to stay here none.

The movie also known as 'The Golden Dream' is about the central Americans who try to cross the borders of their neighbor country looking for the opportunity to live a better life. From the Spanish filmmaker who is famous for his camera works on Hollywood's big projects carved this movie. This movie was based on the collections of the true information given by the immigrates. Like a documentary style it was told with many heartbreaking incidents.

The story begins with the three youngsters from Guatemala, set a one way voyage by foot to the land of opportunity leaving behind the life of poverty. They need to cross a couple of borders and in a halfway through a new member joins them. One of the longest expedition is the train journey travelling across the Mexico where the series of obstacles are waiting for them. Overcoming from all the dangers to reach the final destination is the remain half.

''I feel that everything we will see on the other side will be full of good.''

Most of the movie is about the train journey. Since it was partially inspired by the real events there are some scenes which are hard to digest. It happens just like that, I once went mute for a scene. Half a world still live in a world like this which is not safer. Very realistic narration with the outstanding performances by the young actors given a great product output. It is just like the British movie 'In this World', except set in a different continent. Same youngsters with same notion who were ready to face odds to get a bright future.

For the director it is a fine debut. Looks simple work, but done lots of hard work to capture the images. The majority of the movie was shot in remote places like rail track, villages and jungle like landscapes. It might have not done a good commercial business, though the appreciation from the film festival circuit will boost the filmmaker's confidence for his future projects. The movie is slow and it is silent in most of the parts, but the strength is the powerful contents about the adventure.… Expand

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