Al Otro Lado (2005)
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71% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(743 ratings)
Told using Mexico's 200 year-old tradition of corrido music, To The Other Side recounts the story of an aspiring corrido composer facing two life-changing choices: to traffic drugs or unlawfully cross the border into the United States.
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
- Directed By
- Natalia Almada
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Apr 23, 2005 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 6, 2007
- Studio
- Cinema Tropical
Critic Reviews
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
We're left unable to get the music -- and the musicians -- out of our heads.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Al Otro Lado serves as a primer on a musical style that may be unfamiliar to many, while putting a human face on the problem of illegal immigrants.
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
This infectious documentary by Natalia Almanda sings clear and strong when it sticks to translating the culture of corrido music for gringos.
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Robert Koehler, Variety
Humane, visually exquisite and resists simple descriptions while moving toward a more mainstream non-fiction form.
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Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
A competent, earnest ethnographic video doc that never quite rises above its own best intentions.
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