A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.
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7.5/10
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- 14 wins & 18 nominations
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Felipe Castro
- Mareroas Marero
- (as Sixto Felipe Castro)
Kristyan Ferrer
- El Smileyas El Smiley
- (as Kristian Ferrer)
Giovani Florido
- El Sipeas El Sipe
- (as Giovanni Florido)
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Storyline
In Honduras, a man and his son and daughter set out to get into the United States and ultimately New Jersey, where his wife and the rest of the family is. Their journey will take them through Guatemala and Mexico. Meanwhile, in Southern Mexico, a young man is struggling to reconcile his membership of a gang and his personal life. Circumstances will force his and the three Hondurans' paths to converge, for better or worse. —grantss
- Taglines
- The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 15
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaCary Fukunaga spent two years researching the film, spending time with people on the trains and with gangsters in Central America. He also used two gang members to script edit making the slang and language as up to date and realistic as possible.
- GoofsThe teardrop tattoo on el Casper's right eye is missing in two consecutive scenes on the top of the train but is visible on his face throughout the movie both before and after these scenes on the train. Interestingly, the tattoo is an important identifying mark/symbol in the movie and is specifically highlighted by gang members when asking locals if they have seen Casper as they try to find him and hunt him down.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Hood Movies (2014)
- SoundtracksSONG FOR BOB
Composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
From the Motion Picture Score of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
(Film Festival prints only)
Top review
Great movie -- see it on the big screen
This movie rocked. I would definitely recommend seeing it, especially on the big screen: the cinematography is incredible. The film manages to teach you something about the world, expose you to an underworld you (well, at least I) had no idea existed, bring up some important social issues, all while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Some highlights included stunts on trains, some crazy home-made guns, and amazing tattoos. The acting was also very good -- especially considering several of the cast had no real acting experience. The audience I saw it with loved it -- it got some great gasps and even some big laughs. And all by a first-time director. Well done.
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- rpm235
- Mar 24, 2009
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,536,665
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $81,446
- Mar 22, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $5,102,705
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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