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The Golden Dream

Original title: La jaula de oro
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 48m
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7.6/10
4.9K
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Rodolfo Domínguez in La jaula de oro (2013)
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A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.9K
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  • Director
    • Diego Quemada-Díez
  • Writers
    • Diego Quemada-Díez(story)
    • Gibrán Portela
    • Lucía Carreras
  • Stars
    • Brandon López
    • Rodolfo Domínguez
    • Karen Martínez
Top credits
  • Director
    • Diego Quemada-Díez
  • Writers
    • Diego Quemada-Díez(story)
    • Gibrán Portela
    • Lucía Carreras
  • Stars
    • Brandon López
    • Rodolfo Domínguez
    • Karen Martínez
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    • 8User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 37 wins & 21 nominations

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    Diego Quemada-Díez, Leonardo Heiblum, Rodolfo Domínguez, and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Diego Quemada-Díez, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Diego Quemada-Díez, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Rodolfo Domínguez and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Rodolfo Domínguez and Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
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    Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)
    Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)

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    Brandon López
    Brandon López
    • Juanas Juan
    Rodolfo Domínguez
    Rodolfo Domínguez
    • Chaukas Chauk
    Karen Martínez
    • Saraas Sara
    Carlos Chajon
    • Samuelas Samuel
    Héctor Tahuite
    • Gregorioas Gregorio
    Ricardo Esquerra
    • Vitaminaas Vitamina
    Luis Alberti
    Luis Alberti
    • Hombre con Macheteas Hombre con Machete
    César Bañuelos
    • Jefe Secuestro Trenas Jefe Secuestro Tren
    Gilberto Barraza
    Gilberto Barraza
    • Coyoteas Coyote
    Juan Carlos Medellin
    • Policíaas Policía
    Salvador Ramírez Jiménez
    • Policíaas Policía
    José Concepción Macías
    • Jacintoas Jacinto
    Ramón Medína
    Ramón Medína
    • Kalimanas Kaliman
    • Director
      • Diego Quemada-Díez
    • Writers
      • Diego Quemada-Díez(story)
      • Gibrán Portela
      • Lucía Carreras
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    Storyline

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    Juan, Sara, and Samuel, three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala, travel to the United States in search of a better life. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, an Indian from Chiapas who doesn't speak Spanish. Traveling together in freight trains and walking on railroad tracks, they soon have to face an odyssey that will change their lives forever. —Anonymous
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    • mexico
    • immigrant
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    • road movie
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      The first version of the movie was about 2 and a half hours.
    • Quotes

      Chauk: [in spanish] Brother...

      Juan: [in spanish] So Chauk, you finally learn some spanish. But I'm not your brother.

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Gripping and atypical Mexican immigration story
    THE GOLDEN DREAM is a quietly gripping story about illegal immigrants from Guatemala striving to reach the US where they can begin the new life of their dreams. The narrative adopts the format of a road movie which follows four different characters as they suffer many trials and tribulations in their attempts to head north. This is a Mexican movie although it does well to put across life in Guatemala. It's low budget but grimly effective, but also one of the more depressing films I've watched; not quite REQUIEM FOR A DREAM levels of depression, but getting there.

    This is a harsh and realistic film in which the characters find themselves abused by various people smugglers and corrupt officials and suffer the consequences of their actions throughout. As a 12 certificate movie it leaves a lot of the more explicit material off screen but I found this to be more effective than in, say, an explicit film like HELI, because the power of the human imagination is infinitely greater than anything that can be put up on film.

    The performances from the young cast are electrifying and the characters carefully delineated. Brandon Lopez is the brash head strong youth who has to learn a few life lessons en route. Karen Martinez is the heartbreaking girl who has to disguise herself as a boy just to survive. Best of all is Rodolfo Diminguez as the Mayan-descended lad whose tribal language means that the viewer as well as the other characters never find out what he's saying. Despite this he warms the heart with his oh-so-human portrayal of a boy driven to find a better world and a better life. Throughout the darkness there are a few touching moments and the excellent and thoughtful direction makes this one to watch.
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    • Release date
      • October 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • Spain
      • Guatemala
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Tzotzil
    • Also known as
      • The Golden Cage
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
    • Production companies
      • Animal de Luz Films
      • Castafiore Films
      • Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,021,223
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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