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 Poniente
Description: Spanish director Chus Gutierrez draws attention to illegal immigrants and the racism they are forced to endure in her 2002 social issue drama Poniente. Madrid-based schoolteacher LucÃa (Cuca Escribano) returns to her birthplace in Southern Spain after her father passes away. Upon her arrival, LucÃa reconnects with her hometown and decides to assume leadership of her father's greenhouse business -- a development that draws the ire of her cousin Miguel (Antonio Dechent), who would have taken over if LucÃa hadn't. In due time, LucÃa meets her father's business accountant, Curro (Jose Coronado), and promptly takes a keen personal interest in the attractive, sensitive man. As Curro and LucÃa share a compassionate regard for the illegal immigrants they employ, both are forced to confront the outright racism coming from the surrounding community, as well as from some of their other non-immigrant employees. As tensions come to a head, LucÃa is forced to make some business decisions that will have long lasting -- and quite disparate -- effects on her relationships with her employees and the surrounding community.~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source |
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