A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a racist man who has taken border patrol duties into his own hands.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 22 nominations
Butch McCain
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- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaNot a single scene has been shot indoors.
- GoofsRifle used, appears to be a sporterized M-1 Garand, with scope mounted too far forward to be useful. Gun is continually cocked after each shot, but this rifle is semi-auto, and reloads itself after ejecting the empty cartridge. It holds eight rounds, but shoots at least a dozen times in a row, and is never reloaded throughout the entire film.
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Featured review
What is the directors intention?
Desierto is a movie that tries to tackle a very serious topic with a handful of caricatures and two very good actors which are lazily directed.
From a purely technical stance it tries to offer up some captivating shots during its first couple of minutes but it becomes quite clear as the movie progresses that Quaron does not know how to shoot a chase sequence, which this movie basically is. It's one big horror movie chase sequence that leaves a lot to desire in terms of dialog and pacing.
The most concerning thing is that one leaves the movie without knowing what the directors intentions were. Was it to shine a light on the topic? to make a polarizing movie? to get some sort of radical reaction from the viewer? to serve as a cautionary tale?
In any case, it ends up being a pretty tasteless and irresponsible treatment of a serious topic and it doesn't offer up anything else as a possible saving grace.
From a purely technical stance it tries to offer up some captivating shots during its first couple of minutes but it becomes quite clear as the movie progresses that Quaron does not know how to shoot a chase sequence, which this movie basically is. It's one big horror movie chase sequence that leaves a lot to desire in terms of dialog and pacing.
The most concerning thing is that one leaves the movie without knowing what the directors intentions were. Was it to shine a light on the topic? to make a polarizing movie? to get some sort of radical reaction from the viewer? to serve as a cautionary tale?
In any case, it ends up being a pretty tasteless and irresponsible treatment of a serious topic and it doesn't offer up anything else as a possible saving grace.
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,002,036
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $514,282
- Oct 16, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $4,924,990
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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