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Overview
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Release Date:
9 April 2009 (Mexico)
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Tagline:
The Devil's Playground Is Just Around The Corner See more »
Plot:
On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Zev Berman | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Eric Poppen | (written by) & | |
| Zev Berman | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Rossana Arau | .... | line producer | |
| Mike Crawford | .... | line producer | |
| Deborah Davis | .... | executive producer | |
| Randall Emmett | .... | producer | |
| George Furla | .... | producer | |
| Susan Jackson | .... | executive producer | |
| Lauren Moews | .... | producer | |
| Vance Owen | .... | executive producer | |
| Keith Previte | .... | executive producer | |
| Jeff Rice | .... | executive producer | |
| Elisa Salinas | .... | producer | |
| M. Dal Walton III | .... | executive producer | |
| Steve Whitney | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Andrés Levin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Scott Kevan | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Eric Strand | |||
Casting by | |||
| Claudia Becker | |||
| Matthew Lessall | |||
| Efrain Lomeli | |||
| Lynn Reinstein | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Tim Galvin | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Pachilu Moreno | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Monica Araiz | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ozzy Alvarez | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Raul Covarrubias | .... | key hair stylist (as Raúl Covarrubias) | |
| Elvia Felix Herrera | .... | assistant makeup and hair (as Elvia Félix Herrera) | |
| Grady Holder | .... | makeup effects technician: K.N.B. EFX Group | |
| Joanna Monototo Gomez | .... | second assistant hair (as Joanna Montoto) | |
| Julián Saavedra | .... | tattoo design | |
| Felipe Salazar | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Caleb Schneider | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Renan Bendersky | .... | second assistant director (as Renán Bendersky) | |
| Ricardo Del Río | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jose Jimenez | .... | assistant director: second unit (as J. Abel Jiminez) | |
| Jose Jimenez | .... | second assistant director (as José Abel Jiménez) | |
| Joshua Malkin | .... | second unit director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gregg Barbanell | .... | foley artist | |
| Brian Best | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Brian Best | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Richard Burton | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Richard Burton | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Gabriel Coll Barberis | .... | sound mixer | |
| Lorita de la Cerna | .... | foley mixer & editor | |
| Corey Eccles | .... | sound editor | |
| Young-kon Kim | .... | sound editor | |
| Keith Robinson | .... | sound designer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Manuel Cordero | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Dirk Rogers | .... | lab technician: K.N.B. EFX | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Erick Schiele | .... | main title designer | |
| Erick Schiele | .... | poster design | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Hugo Aguilera | .... | stunt double | |
| Balo Bucio | .... | stunt double | |
| Bernardo Bucio | .... | stunt double | |
| Julian Bucio | .... | stunt coordinator (as Julián Bucio) | |
| Eduardo Estrella | .... | stunt double | |
| Jose Antonio Garcia | .... | utility stunts (as José Antonio García) | |
| Juan Carlos Olalde | .... | utility stunts | |
| Rafael Valdez | .... | utility stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Karlo Colado | .... | extras casting production assistant | |
| Efrain Lomeli | .... | extras casting director (as Efraín Lomelí Verdín) | |
| Lucio López Laux | .... | assistant casting: MX | |
| Lynn Reinstein | .... | assistant casting: LA | |
| Zeiddy Silva Ríos | .... | extras casting assistant (as Zeiddy Silva Rios) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lorena Aguilar | .... | seamstress | |
| Belen Gimenez | .... | assistant wardrobe (as Belén Giménez) | |
| Alfredo Michelle | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Linda Naitze Ruiz | .... | on-set costumer (as Linda Nahze Ruiz) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Rick J. Brown | .... | colorist: dailies (as Rick Brown) | |
| Michael Hatzer | .... | digital intermediate colorist: Efilm | |
| Christian Prejza | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Kurt Tuffendsam | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Janice Ginsberg | .... | music supervisor | |
| Keith Robinson | .... | music editor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Lionsgate (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
- After Dark Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- Eagle Films (2007) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
- Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (all media)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Buzz Factory, The
- Cutting Edge Group music services
- Roberson Public Relations unit publicity
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong grisly violence/torture, drug use, language and some sexuality/nudity
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Runtime:
105 min (unrated version)
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2.35 : 1 See more »
Certification:
USA:R | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Mexico:C | Australia:MA (2009) | New Zealand:R18 | Italy:VM14 (re-rated) | Italy:VM18 (orginal rating) | Portugal:M/18
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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.See more »
Quotes:
Ulises:Just look at the evidence, that's all I'm asking. look. They robbed a grave last night. They stole a child's body! it's for Santillan's Nganga! they're preparing it for his arrival.
Captain Ramirez:Listen, you asked me to listen to your story. and I have. Forget about your partner. This isn't Mexico City; this isn't even Mexico. This is the border. The border has no memory. Remembering here... gets you killed.
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Captain Ramirez:Listen, you asked me to listen to your story. and I have. Forget about your partner. This isn't Mexico City; this isn't even Mexico. This is the border. The border has no memory. Remembering here... gets you killed.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings (2008) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Texas TwisterSee more »
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Horror movie or docudrama? Both and neither.
The opening scene of this movie deceives, situating it firmly in Hostel territory, with grotesque violence and intense claustrophobic action. In the main action of the film, however, it seems as if the horror movie element of this is compromised by the fact that two of those involved are still alive. If safely dead foreigners can be depicted as the victims of graphic bloodletting, living and dead Americans cannot be. To be blunt, this film cops out. It is selective in what the audience are permitted to see entire and what is merely implied or suggested, presumably with relatives' and survivors' sensibilities in mind. There is nothing wrong with this, if this were packaged as a real life story, but as a horror movie it is a cheat. Instead of becoming more involving or thrilling as the action unwinds, it becomes increasingly distant, chilly and mechanical.
I can't help thinking it would have been far more successful to have taken the basic premise of the story and to have gone down the road of complete fiction, to sustain the energy and darkness of the opening scene, instead of the patchy and undigested amalgam it becomes. That way, it would have been a terrific horror. Instead, it's neither fish nor fowl, and unsatisfactory stuff.