

El otro lado
1978, Spanish. Directed by Danny Lyon.
Deep in Mexico two brothers sit in a plaza discussing a broken fuel pump. In a few days they will leave for work. With their father and some friends they will ride a bus 1,300 miles north and enter the United States by walking through the desert. They call America “El Otro Lado,” the other side.
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Who directed El otro lado?
El otro lado (1978) was directed by Danny Lyon.