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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
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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
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 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)
    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)
    Brandon López in La jaula de oro (2013)

    Top cast

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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
    • 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
    • slaughterhouse
    • mexico
    • immigrant
    • train
    • road movie
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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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
    9/10
    Fantastic piece of Mexican cinema!
    How big must one dream? The road leading to your dream is like a long tunnel. You see the fading little spark of light behind you and shiny dream-white light of hope on the other side. But in-between you have this black unilluminated path to walk through. Does it worth it? What are you ready to sacrifice for your imaginary life? Will you have the courage to go all the way till the end? The movie is about a group of teenagers from Central America trying to immigrate to the Golden Cage (i.e. United States). During the whole film you see miserable faces hoping to seek a better world of opportunities. Do they fear? Do they struggle? Their eyes will expose the truth. Was it all worth it? Excellent film!
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    • Jul 29, 2015

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    • In this movie the chicken is actually killed during filming?

    Details

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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