The Golden Dream
A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.
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Karen Martínez
Sara
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Cadejo Blanco
Rodolfo Domínguez
Chauk
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Zhai
Brandon López
Juan
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90 Minutes
Cadejo Blanco
Carlos Chajon
Samuel
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Héctor Tahuite
Luis Alberti
Hombre con Machete
Known for
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)
Enemigo íntimo
Ramón Medina
Known for
The Inmate
La muchacha que limpia
Gilberto Barraza
Coyote
Known for
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
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Diego Quemada-Díez Director · Lucía Carreras Screenplay Gibrán Portela Screenplay
Budget $2.5M · United States release September 4, 2015 · Produced in Guatemala, Mexico, Spain
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Budget
$2,500,000
Production
Animal de Luz Films
Production
Machete Producciones
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Castafiore Films
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Guatemala · Mexico · Spain
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Original title
La jaula de oro
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 22, 2013
Premiere · Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard
Mexico · May 9, 2014
Theatrical
United States · September 4, 2015
Theatrical
France
December 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
November 5, 2013 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
December 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 3, 2019 · Digital · Casa CANÍBAL
Netherlands
April 3, 2014 · Theatrical
August 12, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Norway
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 12, 2013 · Theatrical
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