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Completed - ENGLISH, SPANISH - Drama - 94 minutes

Log Line

A young Texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling Mexicans across the border

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2010 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : David RIKER
Writer(s) : David RIKER
Cast : Abbie CORNISH

Producer(s) : Paul MEZEY

Synopsis

A desperate young mother tries unsuccessfully to turn her life around by smuggling immigrants across the dangerous border between Texas and Mexico. When this quick money scheme fails horribly, she unwillingly ends up traveling across Mexico with a newly orphaned eight-year-old girl from Oaxaca—embarking on a journey that will change her life forever.

Production

Country(ies) : USA, MEXICO

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