La jaula de oro
The Golden Dream
Sunday 9:30am
Directed by: Diego Quemada-Diez, Mexico
Released: 2013
Run time: 108 minutes
Certificate: 12
A tough yet tender and beautifully crafted human drama
Juan, Sara and Samuel, three Guatemalan teenagers desperate for a new life, set off on a perilous journey to cross the US border in search of the American Dream. Before that, though, there’s the small matter of safely traversing Mexico’s Badlands.
Winning critical and audience praise world over, this multiple award-winning debut film established Diego Quemada-Diez as a new and powerful voice in contemporary cinema.
Diego Quemada-Diez was born in 1969 in Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain. His first job in the film industry was in 1995, in Ken Loach’s film Land and Freedom, as a camera assistant to the director of cinematography. A year later, he migrated to the USA where he continued his career in film.
His first feature film The Golden Dream was premiered at the Cannes Festival - Un Certain Regard Official Selection, winning Un Certain Talent Award. To date the film has won 80 awards worldwide.
