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Hostile Border
Deported to Mexico, an undocumented illegal immigrant (Veronica Sixtos) forms a dangerous alliance with a smuggler (Roberto Urbina) to try and return to the United States where she was raised.
27 May 1988, Alameda County, California, USA
3 November 1985, Riverside County, California, USA
21 April 1969, New York City, New York, USA
16 January 1992, Alameda County, California, USA
1982, Rawlins, Wyoming, USA
2 September 1983, Bogota, Colombia
1970, Durango, Mexico
April 21, 2016
McLaughlin, for whom this is her first feature-length screenwriting credit, gives her characters incisive dialogue that keeps the human relations front and center. She also knows the value of silence and its ability to convey fear, dread and loneliness.
April 18, 2016
Despite its promising setup, Hostile Border lacks narrative tension, with the screenplay by co-director Kaitlin McLaughlin never quite coming into dramatic focus.
April 17, 2016
It's the sort of movie that has a sense of authenticity to it, even if the circumstances themselves are tremendously dramatic. It's a strong, solid debut from Dwyer, and will hopefully serve as a calling card for him and his talented cast.
April 15, 2016
Co-directors Dwyer and Kaitlin McLaughlin prove more adept at the first act's low-key character building than the action-movie showdowns they're building toward, but Claudia's use of a makeshift flamethrower late in the game is an unexpected joy.
April 15, 2016
A strong visual sense, intriguing tempo and effective economy of words combine to make Hostile Border an above-average crime thriller.
