Summary
1931, a year of nationalisms and excesses: The Chinese are expelled from Sonora; the US deports Mexicans and closes its borders. Twelve desperate people cross the Sonoran desert in a 1929 Chrysler, hoping to find peace in Baja California.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 58
IMDb6.4
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
2019
September 6, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerWesternLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Mexico
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more20 people
- Joaquín CosíoEmeterio
- Giovanna ZacaríasAlma
- Dolores HerediaDoña Rosario
- Harold TorresMarcos
- Juan Manuel BernalSánchez
- Erando GonzálezPedro
- Carolina MolvaPilar
- Jason TobinLee Wong
Rafael CebrianYuma Joe
Ben MillikenTony
Flavio MedinaAarón- ADAbbie Del Villar ChiAnita
- POPatricia OrtizMaría
Fernando BecerrilComisario- CGCristóbal García NavarroOficial Border Patrol
- LELuis Eduardo QuijadaOficial Migración México
- RJRoberto Javier HernándezDr. Lao Chan
- RARafael Alonso García ValenciaCurandero
- ESEdgar Sebastián Gallegos VarelaEmeterio Joven
- LELorraine EilerMujer O'edham
Directing · 1
- Alejandro Springall Director
Writing · 2
- John Sayles Writer
- Guillermo Munro Novel
Production · 1
- Bertha Navarro Producer
Art · 1
- Carlos Lagunas Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Serguei Saldívar Tanaka Cinematography
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