Mexico-USA
2009/35mm/96mins – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 8.30 PM – Dendy
SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 6.30 PM – Dendy
An epic award-winning thriller about two young people crossing the gauntlet of Central America in their attempt to get to the USA.
A beautiful young Honduran woman, Sayra joins her father and uncle on an odyssey to a better life. Riding atop cargo trains through the steamy jungles of Guatemala and Mexico, she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican who is desperately trying to outrun his violent past and elude the gang members who are hunting him down. Together they must rely on faith, trust and street instincts if they are to survive their increasingly perilous journey towards the hope of a new life. This stunning feature debut from Cary Fukunaga is brought to the screen with immense skill and beauty.
Sundance Film Festival Directing Award
Sundance Film Festival Excellence in Cinematography Award
“There is a bitter and breathtaking truth in the story and in the story-telling” Betsy Sharkey, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“It all looks so punishingly real that you have to remind yourself you’re not watching a documentary, but a nerve jangling drama, one assembled with an astute eye for sweeping vistas and edgy intimacy” Trevor Johnston, TIME OUT
“riveting from start to finish” Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Writer/Director Cary Fukunaga Producer Amy Kaufman Cast Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer Print Source Madman Australia
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Favorite film so far (still 2-3 more to see), one that kept entering my thoughts after i saw it. Great natural acting, good story & interesting scenery