Opening nationally on 11 November 2016, Desierto is an award- winning, Mexican thriller, which will have you sitting on the edge of the seat throughout the film.<\/p>\n
What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life for Moises (Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal) becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against him as he continuously discovers there is nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.<\/p>\n
Writer and director Jon\u00e1s Cuar\u00f3n, creates a terrifying suspense-thriller packed with heart-pounding tension, as Sam (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a deranged killer, points his rifle at a group of unarmed men and women at the U.S.-Mexican border and leaves Moises (Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal) completely exposed and vulnerable as he fights for survival.<\/p>\n
The film was shown in the Special Presentations section of the \u20182015 Toronto International Film Festival\u2019, where it won the Prize of the \u2018International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for Special Presentations\u2019. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the \u2018Best Foreign Language Film\u2019 at the 89th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n
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