Bordertown
2007 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.3 · 59% critics
A driven American reporter is sent to a Mexican border town to investigate the killings of young factory workers employed by low-wage border plants. As she digs deeper, she confronts poverty, fear, and powerful interests that would rather keep the story buried than let the truth reach the public.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-02-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (360 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a grim, issue-driven thriller about corruption, exploitation, and journalism under pressure; Not for you if you prefer light entertainment or tightly plotted mysteries like The Yards.
Pros: urgent real-world subject; strong supporting performances; thought-provoking message | Cons: uneven execution; low tension mystery; implausible thriller turns
Themes
- journalist
- rape
- corruption
- threat of death
- cuidad juarez
Cast & crew
Jennifer Lopez
as Lauren Adrian
Martin Sheen
as George Morgan
Antonio Banderas
as Alfonso Diaz
Maya Zapata
as Eva Jimenez
Sonia Braga
as Teresa Casillas
Kate del Castillo
as Elena Diaz
Randall Batinkoff
as Frank Kozerski
Juan Diego Botto
as Marco Antonio Salamanca
Irineo Alvarez
as Domingo Esparza
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Julio
Directed by Gregory Nava