Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)
Encyclopedia
Al Otro Lado is a 2005 documentary film
about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, though the film mostly focuses on Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life in the U.S.
Al Otro Lado was produced and directed by Natalia Almada and was aired as part of PBS
's Point of View
series in 2006. It was met with critical acclaim and received a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
. It also received the Special Jury Prize and the Best Editing Award at the Cine Ceara Film Festival and was nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, though the film mostly focuses on Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life in the U.S.
Al Otro Lado was produced and directed by Natalia Almada and was aired as part of PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
's Point of View
P.O.V.
POV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is a cinema term for "point of view"....
series in 2006. It was met with critical acclaim and received a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
. It also received the Special Jury Prize and the Best Editing Award at the Cine Ceara Film Festival and was nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.
External links
- P.O.V. Al Otro Lado - PBS's site dedicated to the film
- Al Otro Lado on IMDb
- Al Otro Lado on Rotten Tomatoes