The North -04

Why is Carlos calling immigration?

• He is looking for a job.

• He called the wrong number.

• He is reporting Enrique and Jorge to immigration (INS/ICE).

• He needed to complete his own forms with immigration.

Rosa is having hallucinations of her mother and father as they were in Guatemala. What does this foreshadow?

• She is sick from typhus.

• She will die and join them.

• She misses home.

• She needs Nacha's help.

What does the "fish" symbolize?

• A symbol of her feedom.

• Salvation and eternal life/ symbol of Christendom

• A sign of wealth and luck

• A bad omen of evil and death

Do hospitals ever turn anyone away from their emergency rooms?

• Yes

• No

How did Rosa originally get sick?

Why did Nacha say that Enrique was already dead?

What symbol does the "hormigonera"(cement mixer) return the watcher of the movie to from the beginning of the movie?

• La noria (the water wheel)

• La luna (the moon)

• La araña en su telaraña (the spider in his web)

• Pájaros en sus jaulas (birds in their cages)

Answer explanation

Enrique started in Guatemala leaving under conditions of exploitation as a labor for an owner and he has ended in the same situation - labor being exploited. The "noria" and the "hormigonera" are wheels that symbolize him returning to where he started.

Who was the director of "El Norte"?

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