Upon Entry (2022)

Original title

Upon Entry (La llegada)

Directed by

Juan Sebastián Vásquez, Alejandro Rojas

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 178 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple from Spain moves to the United States for a fresh start. At Newark Airport they face intense questioning by immigration officials that puts their relationship and plans under severe pressure.

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What happens

Upon Entry (released as Upon Entry (La llegada) in Spain) is a 2022 Spanish drama film directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (in their directorial debut feature). It stars Alberto Ammann and Bruna Cusí alongside Ben Temple and Laura Gómez. The plot concerns the unpleasant vetting and questioning procedures that the couple Diego (a Venezuelan urbanist) and Elena (a contemporary dancer from Barcelona) suffers at the Newark Airport upon moving from Barcelona to the United States to start off a new life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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