Arquivo / 49ª mostra

Winner of the Grand Prize at the San Sebastián Festival and the Caméra d`Or at the Cannes Festival, the film shows the difficult trajectory of a Mexican immigrant in the United States. Known as "alambristas", these immigrants entered the country illegally, basically in California, to work in the harvest of grapes, tomatoes, or strawberries. Upon being caught, they were sent back to Mexico, but always returned in search of better living conditions and the possibility of earning money and having a more peaceful future.