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Desierto

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 28m
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6.0/10
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Desierto (2015)
A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jonás Cuarón
  • Writers
    • Jonás Cuarón
    • Mateo Garcia
  • Stars
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Alondra Hidalgo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jonás Cuarón
  • Writers
    • Jonás Cuarón
    • Mateo Garcia
  • Stars
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Alondra Hidalgo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos20

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:07
    Trailer #2
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:31
    Trailer #1
    Border Patrol Stop
    Clip 1:29
    Border Patrol Stop
    The Getaway
    Clip 1:37
    The Getaway
    Now Youre Catching On
    Clip 1:15
    Now Youre Catching On
    Now Youre Catching On
    Clip 1:19
    Now Youre Catching On
    Fall
    Clip 1:11
    Fall
    Cat And Mouse
    Clip 1:01
    Cat And Mouse
    They Cant Go Far
    Clip 0:44
    They Cant Go Far
    Listen Rev
    Clip 0:33
    Listen Rev
    Listen Rev
    Clip 0:33
    Listen Rev
    Business
    Clip 0:33
    Business

    Photos18

    Gael García Bernal in Desierto (2015)
    Gael García Bernal and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Desierto (2015)
    Gael García Bernal in Desierto (2015)
    Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón at an event for Desierto (2015)
    Desierto (2015)
    Desierto (2015)
    Desierto (2015)
    Desierto (2015)
    Desierto (2015)
    Gael García Bernal and Alondra Hidalgo in Desierto (2015)
    Gael García Bernal and Alondra Hidalgo in Desierto (2015)
    Premiere Desierto de Jonás Cuarón.

    Top cast

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    Gael García Bernal
    Gael García Bernal
    • Moisesas Moises
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Samas Sam
    Alondra Hidalgo
    • Adelaas Adela
    Diego Cataño
    Diego Cataño
    • Mechasas Mechas
    Marco Pérez
    Marco Pérez
    • Loboas Lobo
    David Peralta Arreola
    • Ulisesas Ulises
    Óscar Flores Guerrero
    • Ramiroas Ramiro
    Erik Vázquez
    • Coyoteas Coyote
    Lew Temple
    Lew Temple
    • Border Patrolas Border Patrol
    Aquileo De Jesús Calihua
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Dionicio Roberto Avilés García
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Víctor Alfonso Zárate Mendoza
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Claudia Angélica Amador Castellanos
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Francisco Jhonnathan Toscano Usnaya
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Dolores Micaela Guzmán Méndez
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Manuel Salvador Trasuña González
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Jonathan Morales Márquez
    • Migrantas Migrant
    Butch McCain
    Butch McCain
    • Radio Talk Show Hostas Radio Talk Show Host
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jonás Cuarón
    • Writers
      • Jonás Cuarón
      • Mateo Garcia
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Not a single scene has been shot indoors.
    • Goofs
      Rifle used, appears to be a sporterized M-1 Garand, with scope mounted too far forward to be useful. Gun is continually cocked after each shot, but this rifle is semi-auto, and reloads itself after ejecting the empty cartridge. It holds eight rounds, but shoots at least a dozen times in a row, and is never reloaded throughout the entire film.
    • Quotes

      Sam: [putting his rifle down] Welcome to the land of the free.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Emily Blunt/Gael Garcia Bernal/Phantogram (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Acuérdate
      (M González, O Olguín)

      (p) & © NetSes Music Publishing, Network Production Music Publishing

      Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music France

    User reviews64

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Great Cinematography, Mediocre Story
    There isn't much of a story to this one, a man pursues a group of illegal migrants with the intention of killing all of them. There are some errors: for example, some of the migrants are wearing winter coats, despite it being said to be 120 F. Also an inconsistency: the hunter shows incredible marksmanship in the early part of the movie, yet misses closer, easier targets in the second half.

    However, on the positive side, the dog is amazingly well-trained and quite entertaining in some of his actions, such as jumping into the truck through the window. And the cinematography is outstanding, some of the desert backgrounds are very well-chosen and beautiful to behold.
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    • Aug 30, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sa Mạc Nhuốm Máu
    • Filming locations
      • Baja California, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Esperanto Kino
      • Itaca Films
      • CG Cinéma
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,002,036
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $514,282
      • Oct 16, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,924,990
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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