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Sonora, the Devil's Highway

Original title: Sonora
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
668
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Sonora, the Devil's Highway (2018)
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1931 in Mexico, under pressure from Sonora government, a group of people are forced to take a trip to Mexicali, where they will have to face the racism and other kind of dangers through the ... Read all1931 in Mexico, under pressure from Sonora government, a group of people are forced to take a trip to Mexicali, where they will have to face the racism and other kind of dangers through the dangerous desert.1931 in Mexico, under pressure from Sonora government, a group of people are forced to take a trip to Mexicali, where they will have to face the racism and other kind of dangers through the dangerous desert.

  • Director
    • Alejandro Springall
  • Writers
    • John Sayles
    • Guillermo Munro Palacio
    • Alejandro Springall
  • Stars
    • Fernando Becerril
    • Juan Manuel Bernal
    • Rafael Cebrián
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    668
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alejandro Springall
    • Writers
      • John Sayles
      • Guillermo Munro Palacio
      • Alejandro Springall
    • Stars
      • Fernando Becerril
      • Juan Manuel Bernal
      • Rafael Cebrián
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 15 nominations

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    Fernando Becerril
    Fernando Becerril
    • Comisario
    Juan Manuel Bernal
    Juan Manuel Bernal
    • Sánchez
    Rafael Cebrián
    Rafael Cebrián
    • Yuma Joe
    Joaquín Cosio
    Joaquín Cosio
    • Emeterio
    Abbie Del Villar Chi
    • Anita
    Erando González
    • Pedro
    Dolores Heredia
    Dolores Heredia
    • Doña Rosario
    Flavio Medina
    Flavio Medina
    • Aaron
    Ben Milliken
    Ben Milliken
    • Tony
    Carolina Molva
    • Pilar
    Patricia Ortiz
    • María
    Jason Tobin
    Jason Tobin
    • Lee Wong
    Harold Torres
    Harold Torres
    • Marcos
    Giovanna Zacarías
    Giovanna Zacarías
    • Alma
    • Director
      • Alejandro Springall
    • Writers
      • John Sayles
      • Guillermo Munro Palacio
      • Alejandro Springall
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    • Trivia
      Anita's Doll is called "Serafina" as a tribute to the mexican worldwide known humorist, Chespirito (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) in "El Chavo del 8" TV series, the character "Popis" has a doll with the same name.

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    8/10
    The refugee crisis meets the Western
    Ostensibly a western (although set in 1931), or just a "disparate group facing danger, who will survive?" movie, "Sonora" is both a look at some forgotten Mexican history, and a commentary on asylum and migration.

    The usual scenario... people thrown together by chance facing danger... does rely on some of the darker parts of Mexican history (the Fascist anti-Chinese purges in Sonora, the mass deportation of Mexicans by the United States in the early 1930s), it also brings to mind the disparate and desperate reasons for making dangerous trips through the desert (today to the United States, then, merely across state lines into Baja California). The Wongs flee racial prejudice, Doña Rosario and Pilar seek family reunification, the Commario flees the law, etc. Smugglers (booze in 1931, drugs today), racists, the elements... all complications, sometimes deadly, faced by those having to leave their homes today. What makes it particularly worth watching is that the only member of the expedition, the guide, Emeterio (Juan Cossio), is also a displaced person... when introduced, he is a deracinated "Indian", but emerges as a leader when he returns to his own cultural traditions.
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    • Release date
      • September 6, 2019 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Devil's Highway
    • Filming locations
      • Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Springall Pictures
      • Machete Producciones
      • Tequila Gang
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $112,633
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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