Borderland (2007)

On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.

Director:

Zev Berman

Writers:

Eric Poppen, Zev Berman

Stars:

Brian Presley, Rider Strong, Jake Muxworthy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Presley	...	Ed
Rider Strong	...	Phil
Jake Muxworthy	...	Henry
Beto Cuevas	...	Santillan
Martha Higareda	...	Valeria
Sean Astin	...	Randall
Damián Alcázar	...	Ulises
Marco Bacuzzi	...	Gustavo
Roberto Sosa	...	Luis
José María Yazpik	...	Zoilo
Humberto Busto	...	Mario
Elizabeth Cervantes	...	Anna
Francesca Guillén	...	Lupe
Alenka Rios	...	Amelia
Tomás Goros	...	Captain Ramirez

Storyline

Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

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Plot Keywords:

mexico | human sacrifice | cult | drug | drinking | 

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Taglines:

A Sacrifice Will Be Made

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong grisly violence/torture, drug use, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Al límite del terror

Filming Locations:

Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tonic Films, Emmett/Furla Films, Freedom Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 105 min (unrated)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song,"La Frontera" was written by Andrés Levin, Cucu Diamantes and Beto Cuevas and performed by Cucu Diamantes and Beto Cuevas. Cuevas played the main bad guy, "Santillan" in the film.

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Quotes

Ed: Hola. Una mas cerveza, por favor.
Valeria: 'Fabor'.
Ed: Pardon?
Valeria: 'Fabor'. the V is pronounced like a B. 'Fabor. Cerbeza'.
Ed: Sorry. My Spanish sucks.
Valeria: At least you can order a beer at a strip club.

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Connections

Referenced in Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings (2008)

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Soundtracks

"DW Baila Contigo"
Written by David Wittman
Performed by David Wittman
Published by Walrus Monster Publishing

User Reviews

Flawed and Brutal

In Mexico City, while chasing the leader of a cult, Detective Ulises (Damián Alcázar) is forced to watch his partner being tortured and murdered by the criminals. One year later, the teenage Americans Ed (Brian Presley), Phil (Rider Strong) and Henry (Jake Muxworthy) are in a summer camp in Galveston and they decide to travel to the borderland in Mexico to get laid with Mexican hookers. Ed has a crush on the bartender Valeria (Martha Higareda) and the virgin Phil feels attracted by a young prostitute with a baby and decides to give a teddy bear to the child. However, he is abducted by the followers of Palo Myombe that are preparing a human sacrifice to get the Power of Nganga to become invisible while smuggling drugs.

"Borderland" is another flawed and brutal movie of torture. The story is very violent and graphic, and fans of this genre might like it. However, there are many holes and unreasonable situations in the screenplay like, for example, why Detective Ulises is in disgrace that is never well explained. Why Valeria joins Ulises and Ed when they break into the farm crowded of dangerous and fanatic drug-dealers is totally useless and unreasonable. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Limite do Medo" ("The Limit of the Fear")