Editing El Norte (film) (section)

==Distribution==
The film was released in Scotland on October 11, 1983. On December 11, 1983, the movie opened in New York City and on January 27, 1984, it opened in wide release.

It was screened in the [[un certain regard|''{{lang|fr|un certain regard|nocat=true}}'']] section at the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1349/year/1984.html |title=Festival de Cannes: El Norte |access-date=2009-06-24 |work=www.festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001192224/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1349/year/1984.html |archive-date=2012-10-01 }}</ref>

A director's cut was re-released in May 2000.<ref name="Gee">Gee, Shannon. ''Seattle Weekly'', film review, "Crossing the border to new hardships", May 10, 2000.</ref>

The film was re-released theatrically by [[Fathom Events]] in association with [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] on September 15, 2019, followed by a digital release two days later, to commemorate its 35th anniversary, and featured new interviews with director Gregory Nava and the film's two stars, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez and David Villalpando.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/acclaimed-immigration-film-el-norte-returns-more-relevant-ever-n1053111 Acclaimed immigration film 'El Norte' returns, more relevant than ever - NBC News]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Film News Roundup: 'El Norte' Set for 35th Anniversary Re-Release|website=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=3 August 2019|access-date=9 July 2023|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gregory-nava-norte-35th-anniversary-release-1203290593/amp/}}</ref> The film was preserved by the [[Academy Film Archive]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=el+norte&filmmaker=&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>