The Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead

2007 · 106 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime, Thriller, Horror

Based on true facts, a gang of suburban kids is sport-killing home-less people just for fun in the streets of Chicago. One day, they decide to try a new excitement, by murdering a young Mexican working girl, assuming there would be no consequences since she was illegal. They were wrong…

Directed by Ricardo Islas · Written by Ricardo Islas

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