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“El Norte” – the north, is a movie about fulfilling the American dream. It tells the story of Enrique and Rosa, the main characters in the movie, Guatemalan siblings leaving their homeland for the safety and promise of the United States, after their father is murdered and their mother vanishes, both at the hands of the military regime. The movie is split in three main parts. Part I – “Arthuro Xuncax” surprises the beauty of the Guatemalan countryside, with its green mountains, the local people in their brightly colored traditional clothing and their simple beautiful homes. There Mayan music is also present everywhere, as well as the candles – a sign of purity and eternal joy. But instantly this frame is being rupt