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Upon Entry

Upon Entry

6,7 /10 (176 Votes)
2023 ES 77 min

Overview

Diego, a Venezuelan urbanist, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, move to the United States with their approved visas to start a new life. Their intention is to boost their professional careers and start a family in 'the land of opportunities'. But upon entering New York airport's immigration area, they are taken to the secondary inspection room, where border officers will subject them to an unpleasant inspection process and a psychologically grueling interrogation.

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Release date

16/06/2023

Votes

176

Popularity

0.7

To enter the "Land of Opportunities" you must tell the truths...

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Status

Released

Original title

Upon Entry (La llegada)

Language

ES

Runtime

77 min

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Brent Marchant

2024-01-11

⭐ 8

Welcome to America, land of the free and home of the brave, a sanctuary for the world’s poor, tired and huddled masses. Or is it? That’s the question raised in this gripping, edgy debut feature from the writing-directing duo of Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vasquez. When a Spanish couple (Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí) relocating to the US on legally obtained visas to begin a new life, they’re detained by authorities on arrival at the New York port of entry for intense questioning about matters of an undisclosed nature. With no explanation for the interrogation, they’re subjected to an incre…

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