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The Golden Dream
Why this pick
A stark, physically immediate migration odyssey that shares Sin Nombre’s documentary-like texture, young travelers under pressure, and mounting danger without sacrificing compassion.
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MOVIE2009 1h 36m MEX
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Willy, nicknamed ''El Casper'', is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, a Mexican town near the border with Guatemala. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname ''Smiley'' after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him execute a rival gang-member. Casper is romantically involved with a girl, Martha Marlen. Fearing for the girl's safety, he keeps the relationship a secret from his gang, but his double life causes his gang to doubt his loyalty. When Martha follows Casper to a gathering of his gang, the gang leader, Lil Mago, escorts her out, despite Casper's misgivings. Mago attempts to rape Martha and accidentally kills her. Later, he blithely tells Casper that he will find another.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Diana García
Martha Marlene
Noé Hernández
Resistol
Harold Torres
El Pícaro
Damayanti Quintanar
Clarissa
Luis Fernando Peña
El Sol
Héctor Jiménez
Leche/ Wounded Man
Gerardo Taracena
Horacio