Desierto (2015)

A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.

Director:

Jonás Cuarón

Writers:

Jonás Cuarón, Mateo Garcia

Stars:

Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hidalgo

2 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gael García Bernal	...	Moises
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Sam
Alondra Hidalgo	...	Adela
Diego Cataño	...	Mechas
Marco Pérez	...	Lobo
David Peralta Arreola	...	Ulises
Óscar Flores Guerrero	...	Ramiro
Erik Vázquez	...	Coyote
Lew Temple	...	Border Patrol
Aquileo De Jesús Calihua	...	Migrant
Dionicio Roberto Avilés García	...	Migrant
Víctor Alfonso Zárate Mendoza	...	Migrant
Claudia Angélica Amador Castellanos	...	Migrant
Francisco Jhonnathan Toscano Usnaya	...	Migrant
Dolores Micaela Guzmán Méndez	...	Migrant

Storyline

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there's nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

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Plot Keywords:

hunt | survival | desert | running for your life | vigilante | 

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Taglines:

A chase where only the strongest survive.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Jonas Cuarón is the son of Alfonso Cuarón, director of Y Tú Mamá Tambien (2001), and Gravity (2013).

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Goofs

Color of Jim Beam is wrong (too orange), and froths like sweet tea. A guy swilling whiskey from the bottle while driving is unlikely to have alcohol free beer (O'Doul's) in the cup holder. A guy drinking tea from a bottle and near-beer from a can is probably not a hardened killer. More likely an actor trying to stay hydrated and sober.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Adela: [reading from a book] Leaving is a form of dying.

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Connections

Featured in My Second Vote: Me-O-Mentary II (2016)

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Soundtracks

The Ridge
(uncredited)
Written by Woodkid

User Reviews

Gritty, on the edge

Desierto Griity, at the edge. human and inhumane nature of the species called homo sapiens. Given the refugee scenario all across the world this movie has a lot of significance.

Instead of a maniac killing the illegal immigrants creeping across the border its the political and government that's murdering the journey of the refugees.

The environment is harsh and yes they are ironically called the bad lands. True that but humanity is not bad right? We are not born with prejudice. That is instilled in us with our surroundings.

Can we not as a race merge the borders and stop the racism, sexism and all other isms and just enjoy how the earth meant us to?

On the movie, the acting and the bare knuckle direction gripped till the end. It rattled just like the snakes and made sure we were alert at all steps.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Mexico France

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

13 April 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

Desierto

Filming Locations:

Baja California, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$514,282, 16 October 2016

Gross USA:

$2,002,036

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,924,990

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esperanto Kino, Itaca Films, CG Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1