Bordertown

Bordertown

  • Director: Gregory Nava
  • Countries of origin: United States, Mexico
  • Language: English, Spanish, Central American Indian languages
  • Release date: May 16, 2008
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Ciudad al límite
  • "Bordertown" is a crime thriller film directed by Gregory James Nava and starring J.Lo and Antonio Banderas .
    The film is adapted from real events and tells the story of a journalist Lopez investigating an unsolved serial rape and murder case in and around the Mexican border city of Juarez. The film was released in France on May 18, 2006. 

    Details

    • Release date May 16, 2008
    • Filming locations Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies Möbius Entertainment, El Norte Productions, Nuyorican Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $21,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $8,332,427

    Movie reviews

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    • By Abigayle 2022-01-18 08:03:01

      career

      The movie is nothing great. I have seen several of them before. When a white American female reporter went to South America to check the news, she disappeared and died. . .

      There are two lines of dialogue that left an impression on me, but unfortunately, I can’t find the original

      description on IMDB. I

      said at the beginning:

      "...employ a large number of female workers, because women generally do not protest against low wages and overtime work." ..." The...

    • By Braeden 2022-01-18 08:03:01

      Are you still eating people?

      There are many factories in the border area between Mexico and the United States.

      Large American companies use Mexico’s cheap labor to produce high-tech products. Countless Mexican women assemble parts in large factories for more than 10 hours a day, and they are sent back to town by the company's shuttle bus during off hours. Other than that, the company does not provide any benefits or guarantees.

      At the same time, nearly 5,000 women were raped and killed in Mexico, and...

    • By Kamille 2022-01-18 08:03:01

      Border Town

      Uh. . Finally watched a favorite movie.
      Of course this is a serious documentary film. However, I don't want to say anything about this. Too serious social problems. I can't control it at all. A long time ago, I began to remain absolutely silent about things that were completely outside of my power. So I did not engage in journalism that I was obsessed with or even crazy about. Just like Lauren.
      What I really pay attention to in this movie is Lauren, her profession and feelings. I...

    • By Hillary 2022-01-18 08:03:01

      "Border Town": The facts are thought-provoking

      No matter how clichéd the film is in the construction of the characters from the narrative perspective, I just want to say that this is not a boring story based on promoting the spirit of American defenders. Every viewer and every commenter will The film should be viewed with respect.
                                                  
                                            ——The

      words "adapted from real events" for aspiring young women have absolute power for a film that mainly...

    • By Liliane 2022-01-18 08:03:01

      "Border Town" --- a work of conscience

      If you regard "Border Town" as a documentary, it may be even more shocking. Therefore, this year Lopez won a humanitarian award in Cannes to commend the film's work and hard work on the reality of the suffering of the people on the North American border. But in the movie itself, it has mediocre qualifications and nothing to praise. Compared with the "Northern Village" starring Theron the year before, it also reflects the rights of women. It is adapted from real events, and even the name is...

    User comments

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    • By Chase 2022-03-28 09:01:12

      Destiny can't expect the kindness of others, only rely on yourself to...

    • By Deontae 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      There are two sets of laws in any country, one for the rich and powerful and one for everyone else. When a person's justice wants to overthrow the evil group, he must have the courage to resist temptation. When the people who fought alongside him in the past, who dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, fell one by one and died, he should be glad that bad luck did not come to him. On the head, it's time to stop. Otherwise, you will die...

    • By Asa 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      This film is related to...

    • By Armando 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      When the world was only a small part of the...

    • By Oceane 2022-03-27 09:01:20

      Makes me feel the happiness of living in the great socialist...

    Movie plot

    Chicago News reporter Lauren Adrian ( J.Lo ) was sent to the Mexican border city of Juarez near Texas to investigate a case of consecutive female victimization. This is an unsolved serial murder case in which many young women who were victimized were working in the Maguilardona factory.
    There are hundreds of factories in the small town of Juarez, and most of them are migrant girls from all over Mexico. They work overtime day and night...
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    Creative background

    After the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed and entered into force in 1992, the border areas of Mexico have become the new bases of many American factories, and the production of a large number of cheap labor and products has become a goal pursued by many manufacturers. During this period, a large number of homicides and violent incidents also occurred in this area. Beginning in 1993, the homicides in Juarez ranged from...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is a typical Hollywood film, the characters have pains that are difficult to heal, and their childhood memories are the mines of their lives. The actors have many dialogues, and they are ridiculed by European and American audiences because of their excessively flaunting mainstream ideology and chanting slogans. At the end of the film, two bright spots appeared. One is that Lauren, at a critical juncture when he was threatened...
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    Movie quotes

    • Lauren Adrian: It isn't free trade! It's slave trade! It's a goddamn scam, and everybody is making too much money to give a shit about these women!

    • Eva Jimenez: [putting a Mexican flower clip in Lauren's newly-dyed black hair] Now you look like me.

    • Alfonso Diaz: Are you going to endanger their lives for a fucking story?