剧情介绍
安立奎和罗莎两兄妹，危地马拉人。二人为了躲避迫害，从家乡逃往北方。他们怀揣着过上新生活的梦想，穿过墨西哥来到美国。这本是每天都会发生的故事，但在格雷戈里·纳瓦（Gregory Nava）这部划时代意义的《北方》之前，越境到美国的移民的个人痛苦，却从未以迫切需要的人道主义关怀 精神，呈现在电影里。本片是一部充满梦幻般影像的社会现实主义作品，是希望与幸存者的故事。《北方》饱含深情地表达了令人心碎的故事。影评家罗杰·伊伯特（Roger Ebert）称其为“我们这个时代《愤怒的葡萄》”。Mayan Indian peasants, tired of being thought of as nothing more than "brazos fuertes" ("strong arms", i.e., manual laborers) and organizing in an effort to improve their lot in life, are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, a brother and sister, teenagers who just barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to "El Norte" ("the North", i.e., the USA). After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling through Mexico, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, and undocumented immigrants.