Recommended for: AS/A2 or equivalent level Spanish
Capacity: 299 places
Topics to be covered: Teenagers; crossing borders; migration; social, national and racial barriers; identity; personal relationships; Central America/ Mexico/USA; journeys.
Led by Carmen Herrero, Head of Spanish at Manchester Metropolitan University and Ana Valbuena, Spanish Language Tutor at the Instituto Cervantes.
Screening: La Jaula de oro (The Golden Dream) (15)
Dir Diego Quemada-Díez / MX ES 2013 / 110 mins / Spanish wEngST
Brandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, Carlos Chajon
This engaging drama tells the tragic tale of a group of teenagers who flee Guatemala through Mexico in pursuit of the American Dream. Racial tensions come to the fore when Chauk (Domínguez), a Tzotzil Indian who is also trying to cross the border, joins the group. Along the way the teenagers are tested by traumatic encounters, and before long they form an unshakable bond.
With thanks to Peccadillo Pictures.