Desierto
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| Directed by | Jonás Cuarón |
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| Cinematography | Damian Garcia |
| Music by | Woodkid |
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| Distributed by | STX Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Mexico |
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| Budget | $3 million[3] |
| Box office | $2.8 million[4] |
Desierto is a 2015 Mexican thriller film co-written and directed by Jonás Cuarón.[5] It was produced by Cuarón together with his father Alfonso and his uncle Carlos. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival,[6] where it won the Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for Special Presentations.[7] It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[8][9]
Plot
What begins as a hopeful journey by Mexican Illegal Immigrants looking to seek a better life by breaking the law and crossing the US border quickly becomes a fight for survival, when the supposedly unarmed men and women are chased across the desert terrain by a heroic republican rifle-toting vigilante.[10]
Cast
- Gael García Bernal as Moises
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Sam
- Alondra Hidalgo as Adela
- Diego Cataño as Mechas
- Marco Pérez as Lobo
- Oscar Flores as Ramiro
- David Lorenzo as Ulises
- Butch McCain as Radio Talker
Release
In December 2015, STX Entertainment announced that it would release the film in North American theaters the following March.[11] The film was released in France and Mexico in April 2016 and had grossed $2.8 million as of 15 May 2016.[12] The North America release was delayed until 14 October 2016.[13]
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 54%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[14] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 49 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]
See also
- List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Desierto (2016)". Box Office Mojo. (Amazon.com). Retrieved 24 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "AMC Theatres: Desierto". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Jonas Cuaron's 'Desierto' Dazzles Morelia". Variety.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Desierto (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Pacheco, Arturo. "Goya y Oscar - AMACC". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". ScreenDaily. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ ""Desierto" de Jonás Cuaron es elegida para representar a México en los Oscar". Quien. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Hecht, John (14 September 2016). "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Desierto' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Justin Chang, "Toronto Film Review: ‘Desierto’," Variety, September 17, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Hipes, "‘Desierto’ Trailer: Jonás Cuarón’s Thriller Take On The Migrant Experience," Deadline.com, 23 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=desierto.htm
- ^ "Gael Garcia Bernal's Immigration Thriller 'Desierto' Gets October Release". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Desierto". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Desierto reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 June 2016.