Desierto

Desierto

A chase where only the strongest survive.

R 2015 · 88 min · ★ 6.2 · Thriller, Drama

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

Directed by Jonás Cuarón · Written by Jonás Cuarón

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Gael García Bernal Moises
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Sam
Diego Cataño Mechas
Marco Pérez Lobo
Alondra Hidalgo Adela
Óscar Flores Guerrero Ramiro
David Lorenzo Ulysse
Lew Temple Border Patrol
Butch McCain Un animateur radio
Claudia Angélica Amador Castellanos Migrant
Dolores Micaela Guzmán Méndez Migrant

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