The Golden Dream

2014 • 108 minutes

About this movie

Juan, Samuel and Sara leave Guatemala hoping for a better life in the US. On their way, they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian who doesn't speak Spanish. Together, their journey to America will be a dangerous one, joining many other migrants who travel on this infamous route in search of the American Dream. THE GOLDEN DREAM is Diego Quemada-Diez's astounding debut feature film. In its realist depiction of friendship and survival against the striking yet dangerous Mexican backdrop, the film is reminiscent of the gripping and moving dramas of Ken Loach, with whom Diego Quemada-Diez collaborated on Carla's Song, Land and Freedom and Bread and Roses.

Ratings and reviews

I forgot I was watching a film, the story and characters are so real. Give it a watch.