Alambrista! (1977)

Directed by

Robert Milton Young

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican man crosses into the United States to find work and support his family. He faces hardship and exploitation as an undocumented farmworker.

thoughtfulgroundedsomberquietly intenserealisticemotionalslow-pacedcontemplative

What happens

Alambrista! is a 1977 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Domingo Ambriz and Trinidad Silva. It won four awards in 1977. In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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