Bordertown (2006)

Director:

Gregory Nava

Writer (WGA):

Gregory Nava (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Lies. Corruption. Murder. One reporter will break the silence.

Plot:

A journalist investigates a series of murders near American-owned factories on the border of Juarez and El Paso.

Plot Keywords:

Factory | Journalist | Factory Worker | Electrocution | Ex Girlfriend

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Maya Zapata	...	Eva Jimenez
Irineo Alvarez	...	Domingo Esparza
Rene Rivera	...	Aris Rodriguez
Jennifer Lopez	...	Lauren Adrian
Martin Sheen	...	George Morgan
Karolinah Villarreal	...	Young Lauren
Debrianna Mansini	...	Flight Attendant
Randall Batinkoff	...	Frank Kozerski
Gonzalo Mauro Montiel Aguirre	...	Curandero (as Gonzalo Mauro Montiel)
Antonio Banderas	...	Alfonso Diaz
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez	...	Lourdes Jimenez (as Zaide Sylvia Gutierrez)
Amelia Zapata	...	Lourdes's Friend
Julio Cedillo	...	Julio (as Julio Cesar Cedillo)
Jorge Urzua	...	Eduardo Lopes
Ruben G. Rojas	...	Eduardo's Man (as Ruben Rojas)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including a brutal rape, sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Möbius Entertainment

Trivia:

Loosely based on a series of unsolved murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, an industrial border town near El Paso, Texas. Although estimates conflict, innumerable young women have been kidnapped, tortured and murdered since 1993.

Movie Connections:

Version of Muertas (2007)

Soundtrack:

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Jennifer Lopez plays a journalist who's send to Ciudad Juarez in Mexico to investigate Women murders.

I must admit I had my doubts at first since I have never considered Jennifer Lopez a good actress however but her performance was terrific she delivers her best performance in this movie that tells the true story of how thousands of Mexican women are killed in Juarez, I must say critics are not always right when it comes to classify a movie good or bad, most of the times they would praise movies because of their A-list well known directors and actors which is obviously not the case on this movie since Lopez and Bandera's are the only well known actors in this movie and none of them are considered to be A-list actors or Oscar's nominees I was terrified to see how bad things are in Juarez I could not believe such a terrible thing could happen in a city that shall be considered to be a civilized society but this movie really help us all understand how women rights are violated in certain places in the world. These victims are mostly young attractive women in their early 20's and their already facing the consequences of poverty and the government's conspiracy with women assaulter's.

I personally feel Lopez performance stole many peoples heart because it felt so real how she connected herself with the story, she delivers a excellent performance in this movie. If you're not planning to put your critical hat on before you watch this movie I would highly recommend it because I am sure that you will learn things and you would get the message which is don't be part of what you know its killing thousands of innocent women who are trying to make a living. I definitely must give this movie 4 star out 5 stars because I felt connected with the events and the movie is great.