Game of survival in the desert
Game of survival in the desert
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal (above) plays an illegal migrant being chased across dry sand and rocks by a racist
with a hunting rifle.PHOTO: MEXICAN FILM FESTIVAL
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A film about a racist vigilante killing illegal Mexican migrants in the desert was 10 years in the making, but takes on more relevance than ever today
John Lui Film Correspondent
In the thriller Desierto ("Desert" in English), a shooter picks off migrants making their way from Mexico to the United States.
The killer, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan from The Walking Dead (2010 to present), is a racist vigilante who has granted himself a licence to kill.
He pursues Moises, played by Mexican actor and film-maker Gael Garcia Bernal, in a cat-and-mouse game across kilometres of dry sand and rocks.
When Mexican director, producer and co-writer Jonas Cuaron began production on the movie, American President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric was still far in the future.
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