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No Turning Back (2001) 5.7
Mexican English teacher Pablo Fernandez seeks a better life for himself and his spoiled daughter Christina (5) after losing his wife in a hurricane. Pablo becomes a tomato picker as illegal... See full summary » |
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Jesus Nebot | ... |
Pablo Fernandez
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| Chelsea Rendon | ... |
Cristina Fernandez
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| Vernee Watson-Johnson | ... |
Detective Bryan
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| Susan Haskell | ... |
Helen Knight
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| Lindsay Price | ... |
Soid
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| Robert Vestal | ... |
Detective Steven Lightning
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| Paul Ganus | ... |
Dr. David Knight
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| Joe Estevez | ... |
Charlie
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| Paola Bontempi | ... |
Pablo's Wife
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| Kenya Moore | ... |
Lia
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| Ken Feinberg | ... |
Officer Kincaid
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Gage Hunter Bebank | ... |
Andrew Knight
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Cindy Benson | ... |
Homeless Woman
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Jerry Farmer | ... |
Tattooed Guy
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| Joey Lanai | ... |
Beach Policeman
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Mexican English teacher Pablo Fernandez seeks a better life for himself and his spoiled daughter Christina (5) after losing his wife in a hurricane. Pablo becomes a tomato picker as illegal immigrant in California. While driving his illegal employer Charlie's truck, he accidentally runs over Dinah Knightly (6), who later dies. Dumb, arrogant detective Bryant and brighter but superstitious rookie Steven Lightning investigate and set chase. Petty would be-TV reporter Soid finds out first and blackmails Pablo to take her along fleeing to Mexico or she'll report him. The Fernandez's make it to Canada. On the road improvisation gets out of hand. Written by KGF Vissers
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21 June 2002 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
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So many independent films these days seem to be an opportunity to show off the filmmakers ambitions, rather than what they can contibute to the world with their insights and perspectives. This charming and compassionate film is more of what is needed in this world, and particularly in this country (the U.S.) today. With the monumental self -imposed task of producing, directing and starring in his own first film, Jesus Nebot actually comes through with flying colors. His performance is flawless, and carries with it the sensibilities attributed to another talented actor/director, Roberto Benigni, in his charm, passion and good will (plus, he's way more handsome than Benigni -- sorry Roberto!). And while there are some minor flaws in the dialogue and a couple of unrestrained performances, they do not take away from the other excellent performances (in particular Susan Haskell as the devastated Mother) and the fact that this is not only an important film in its own right (due to the timeliness of its subject matter) but also a representation of this filmmakers strong talents. I hope he gets many more opportunities to make films, as it seems they would only make the world a slightly better place, rather than taking us further down the path of desensitization and despair.