Upon Entry
Upon Entry is a 2022 Spanish drama film directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (in their directorial debut feature). It stars Alberto Ammann and Bruna Cusí alongside Ben Temple and Laura Gómez. Plot 
The plot concerns about the unpleasant vetting and questioning procedures that the couple formed by Diego (Venezuelan urbanist) and Elena (a contemporary dancer from Barcelona) suffers at the Newark Airport upon moving from Barcelona to the United States to start off a new life. Cast

Production 
Written and directed by Venezuelan filmmakers Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez, Upon Entry is based on the helmers' personal experiences as immigrants. The film is a Spanish co-production by Zabriskie Films, Basque Films, and Sygnatia, with the participation of TV3, and the support from , the Madrid regional administration, the Basque Government and Creative Europe's MEDIA. Release 
Upon Entry screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in November 2022. It also made it to the official selection of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. It was picked up by Charade and Anonymous Content ahead of its screening at the South by Southwest (SXSW) for its North-American premiere. It also received screenings at the 26th Málaga Film Festival and BAFICI. Distributed by Karma Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 16 June 2023. Charade closed distribution deals in Italy (Exit Media), Japan (Sochiku), Portugal (Alambique), India (Pictureworks), Pictureworks in India, CIS (Pionier), and France (Condor Distribution). Reception 
According to the American review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Upon Entry has a 100% approval rating based on 8 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 8.2/10. Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa assessed that despite the film seemingly touching towards its end upon the clichés it managed to steer clear of before, it "manages to be an enjoyable film", "to achieve its verisimilitude and to make us forget for a while" "that we are watching a fictional film". Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered that the film "plays out in that grey zone where legitimate questioning ends and the state torture manual begins", pointing out how generating "so much drama from what is basically 74 minutes of people talking across a table at one another is very clever film making indeed". Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the entire cast as the best thing about the film. Accolades 

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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2022 || 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival || colspan = "2" | FIPRESCI Award ||  || 
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| 28th Kolkata International Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden Bengal Royal Tiger Award for Best Film ||  || 
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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2023 || 26th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Alberto Ammann ||  || align = "center" |  
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| 23rd Golden Trailer Awards || Best Independent Trailer (for film budget shot under $1.5Million US) || Upon Entry (ZEALOT) ||  || align="center"| 
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See also 
 List of Spanish films of 2023

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2022 films
2022 drama films
Spanish drama films
2020s Spanish films
2020s Spanish-language films
2020s English-language films
2020s Catalan-language films
Films set in airports
Films set in New York City
Films about immigration to the United States
2022 directorial debut films