Frontera

Frontera

Truth is the only justice.

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Release Date

7/31/2014

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A grim examination of how justice fails those without power, following parallel crises as a wrongly accused immigrant fights for his freedom while his vulnerable wife falls into the hands of ruthless criminals. The film builds inexorable tension through systemic injustice and personal desperation.

Mood

TenseBleakAngry

Themes

JusticeFamilyMigrationCorruptionCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceRacial violence

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