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Original title

Sin nombre

Year

2009

Running time

96 min.

Country

Mexico

Director

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Screenwriter

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast

Music

Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography

Adriano Goldman

Producer

Co-production Mexico-United States;

Canana Films, Creando Films, Primary Productions, Scion Films

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Immigration. Social Drama. Street Gang. Road Movie. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

The stories of Sayra (Paulina Gaitan), a teenager living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and teen gang members Smiley and Casper, for whom the Mara Salvatrucha is nearly their entire universe, become interlaced on the train to the border. A journey that will determine the future of their lives. Young Casper is already a wary veteran of the “Mara,” and his new recruit is the 12-year-old Smiley, full of bravado and looking for status. The two run afoul of the everyday violence that penetrates their world and find themselves fellow passengers with Sayra on a States-bound freight, hugging the rooftop as their precarious journey unfolds.

Rankings Position

#45 Best Mexican Movies of all time

Awards: 2009: Sundance Film Festival: Best Director, Best Cinematography

2009: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

2009: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nom. incl. Best Foreign Language Film

2009: Independent Spirit Awards: 3 Nominations including Best Film

2009: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best International Independent Film

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Critics' reviews

"A devastating film about some of those who attempt the journey. It contains risk, violence, a little romance, even fleeting moments of humor, but most of all, it sees what danger and heartbreak are involved. It is riveting from start to finish. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The caressing, honeyed light in 'Sin Nombre' beautifies and softens every ugly moment in this equivocating (inspirational yet hard-boiled) story about geographic and moral border crossings. (...) fills in the cracks of his story with moments of beauty that make you want to see what comes next."

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times

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Ranking Lists Position

90 My Top 10 Movies from 2009 (32)

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