Crossing Borders
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Crossing Borders

6.5 / 10 2006 1h 36mNR Spanish
DramaHistory

Storyline

In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.

Cast & Crew

Carlos Iglesias

Carlos Iglesias

Martín

Lead
Javier Gutiérrez

Javier Gutiérrez

Marcos

Nieve de Medina

Nieve de Medina

Pilar

IM

Iván Martín

Pablito

TF

Tim Frederic Quast

Pablo

EV

Eloísa Vargas

Luisa

Isabel Blanco

Isabel Blanco

Hannah

Aldo Sebastianelli

Aldo Sebastianelli

Tonino

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carlos Iglesias's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Crossing Borders is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker