Diego Quemada-Díez : 2013
The Golden Dream
Three teenagers from Guatemala – tough guy Juan, Sara, who cuts her hair and binds her breasts in order to pass as a boy, and Samuel, the smallest and most easily swayed of the trio – travel towards the US border in search of a better life. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian from Chiapas who doesn't speak Spanish. Sara's blossoming attraction to the boy leads to anger and bitterness, but as the group faces life-and-death challenges from bandits and corrupt law enforcement, they learn crucial life lessons about friendship and loyalty. The journey they are making is long, expensive and full of danger. Travelling together in cargo trains, walking on the railroad tracks, they have to face a harsh reality. With its gritty, near-documentary realism, it is a story about the excitement and horror that many young Central American migrants regularly face. Diego Quemada-Díez's feature debut was winner of the Prix Un Certain Talent in the Un Certain Regard section at Festival de Cannes 2013.
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