La Jaula de Oro

Cannes 2013
Un Certain Talent Award
Mumbai IFF 2013
Best Film
Palm Springs International
Film Festival 2014

La Jaula de Oro

A Film by Diego Quemada-Díez

2013 - Mexico/Spain - Drama - DCP - 2.35 - 102 min.

with Brandon Lopez , Rodolfo Domínguez , Karen Martínez & Carlos Chajón

Language: Spanish
Produced by Inna Payán , Luis Salinas & Edher Campos

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.

Cannes 2013
Un Certain Talent Award
Mumbai IFF 2013
Best Film
Palm Springs International
Film Festival 2014

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