Transpecos (2016)

For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.

Director:

Greg Kwedar

Writers:

Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Stars:

Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna, Clifton Collins Jr.

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Simmons	...	Benjamin Davis
Gabriel Luna	...	Lance Flores
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Lou Hobbs
David Acord	...	Dispatch / 700
Oscar Avila	...	Mexican Leader
Luis Bordonada	...	Valdez
Will Brittain	...	Agent Hendricks
Alex Knight	...	Man in car
Jake Lockett	...	Agent Jaeger
Alma Martinez	...	Marisa
Lora Martinez-Cunningham	...	Agent Lupo
Robert Douglas Washington	...	Young Agent
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Alderman	...	Chief Carter
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Miguel Hernandez

Storyline

For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.

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Taglines:

On the border, there is no clear line between right and wrong.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

Maya English Spanish

Release Date:

9 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Do Outro Lado da Fronteira

Filming Locations:

Deming, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

8750 Films,Marfa Peach Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During filming of the checkpoint scenes, temperatures on the asphalt reached 120 degrees.

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Soundtracks

Afraid Of Everyone
by The National
(p) 2016 Orchard 001 Films, under exclusive license to Milan Entertainment Inc.

User Reviews

Much Ado about Nothing

So....just tell me, what's the purpose of making this pointless movie, huh? The whole story most of the time felt like a chicken whose head was chopped off but it didn't realize yet, so still running around in circle aimlessly until all the blood drained, then died finally. These two guys driving around in the wildness in Texas....for what? Looking here and there, then got ambushed finally as they would have expected, looking for the mailbox in the middle of nowhere for what?

The cinematography is good, desert wildness looks beautiful but at the same time, very cruel and vicious. The screenplay writer(s) at first seemed to have something to tell, but then seemed totally lost and didn't know how to continue, so just shot the film without any direction. We didn't see any justice was ever served, Mexican drug cartel? Yeah, just some words in the meaningless dialog. The survived Border Patrol guy was rescued by some illegal immigrants, yet those good Mexicans were cuffed after the guy was rescued, so where's the justice? An incident report was crossed out line by line then brushed under the carpet, the survived guy even had a choice either to stay put or transferred to the north border....So tell me, what's the purpose of making this film? I finally found out that I was one the headless chickens blindly following these border patrol morons in the wildness. I've tried very hard to see if there's anything really worth seeing out of it, but in the end, just turned out NADA.