Upon Entry
Directed by Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez
Diego, a Venezuelan urbanist, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, move to the United States with their approved visas to start a new life. Their intention is to boost their professional careers and start a family in 'the land of opportunities'. But upon entering New York airport's immigration area, they are taken to the secondary inspection room, where border officers will subject them to an unpleasant… From TMDB
6 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Mar 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 15, 2026 · How this works
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Upon Entry is a 2023 drama thriller film, directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez, starring Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí and Ben Temple.
- 6 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jan 7, 2024 to Mar 5, 2026
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6 of 6 · most liked firstouch 😬Did they ask you about any social accounts? Since watching the Spanish film Upon Entry I've been really scared of the American border control. And that was before the current stream of shit show 😂
negative · AI labelView post →I talked about the excellent Spanish movie La Llegada/Upon Entry with a friend who knows lives in the US, and she told me it had been the same for her and she had afraid they would send her back to France. But yes, it's clearly getting worse.
positive · AI labelView post →I watched UPON ENTRY by Alejandro Rojas & Juan Sebastián Vasquez. They should never be without multiple job offers. Film is an impressive, emotional rollercoaster, thriller. Minimal locations and characters. Watch it.
positive · AI labelView post →I watched a movie! #8 🇪🇸 Upon Entry (La llegada) 2022 (U-NEXT) A story told mostly in real-time of a couple moving to America & getting tangled in the airport’s immigratio processing spider web. Stressful, often mundane & very short but it was an interesting enough watch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Welcome to America, land of the free and home of the brave, a sanctuary for the world’s poor, tired and huddled masses. Or is it? That’s the question raised in this gripping, edgy debut feature from the writing-directing duo of Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vasquez. When a Spanish couple (Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí) relocating to the US on legally obtained visas to begin a new life, they’re detained by authorities on arrival at the New York port of entry for intense questioning about…
positive · AI labelView post →Films Watched in 2024: #3 Next up in my Film Independent viewing - Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez’s UPON ENTRY. #NowWatching
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