Upon Entry

Diego, a Venezuelan urban planner, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, arrive in the United States with approved visas, hoping to advance their careers and build a family. At New York's airport, immigration officers pull them aside into a secondary inspection room, where a routine check turns into a drawn-out interrogation that questions their identities, their past and their future together.

Released in 2023, Upon Entry is a Spanish drama and thriller running 77 minutes. It is directed by Juan Sebastián Vásquez and Alejandro Rojas, who also wrote the screenplay together, with Carles Torras, Carlos Juárez and Alba Sotorra producing and TVE, Basque Films, ICEC and TV3 among the production companies. Alberto Ammann and Bruna Cusí lead the cast as Diego and Elena, with Ben Temple as Agent Barrett, Laura Gómez as Agent Vásquez, Colin Morgan and Gerard Oms in supporting roles.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 4,800 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.7 out of 10 from roughly 184 votes. A critics' rating of 8 out of 10 from 11 reviews places it above both audience scores, suggesting a stronger reception among reviewers than among the wider viewing public.