Upon Entry - Expat Cinema Rotterdam
Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.
With valid visas, Diego, a Venezuelan urban planner, and Elena, a dancer from Barcelona, travel from Spain to the United States to start a new life together. In the ‘land of unlimited possibilities’ they want to try their luck and give their career a new boost. But upon arrival at the airport in New York, they are immediately taken for questioning. Full of disbelief and confusion, the couple ends up in an oppressive inspection process that puts not only their future at stake, but also their mutual bond.
Upon Entry is a tense psychological thriller that both shines a light on universal airport fears and takes a critical look at current immigration systems. The film by Venezuelan directors Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastian Vásquez made its way to many international film festivals and won several awards.
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Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.
With valid visas, Diego, a Venezuelan urban planner, and Elena, a dancer from Barcelona, travel from Spain to the United States to start a new life together. In the ‘land of unlimited possibilities’ they want to try their luck and give their career a new boost. But upon arrival at the airport in New York, they are immediately taken for questioning. Full of disbelief and confusion, the couple ends up in an oppressive inspection process that puts not only their future at stake, but also their mutual bond.
Upon Entry is a tense psychological thriller that both shines a light on universal airport fears and takes a critical look at current immigration systems. The film by Venezuelan directors Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastian Vásquez made its way to many international film festivals and won several awards.
