Synopsis
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.
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Cast
- Paulina GaitánSayra
- Edgar FloresEl Casper
- Kristyan FerrerEl Smiley
- Diana GarcíaMartha Marlene
- Luis Fernando PeñaEl Sol
- Héctor JiménezLeche/ Wounded Man
- Marcela FeregrinoKimberly
- Noé HernándezResistol
- Gerardo TaracenaHoracio
- Tenoch Huerta MejíaLil' Mago
Recommendations
- 100
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Fukanaga's purpose is to evoke the immigrants' experience, which he does with such eloquence and power as to inspire awe. - 100
USA Today
That this is Fukunaga's first film is astonishing, given its sharp script, technical proficiency and suspenseful pacing. The ensemble cast is top-notch. - 88
New York Post
Forget those weepie liberal clichés. This starless and vividly authentic romantic thriller set in Central America really rocks, and is one of the most exciting directorial debuts in years. - 80
Variety
Fukunaga refrains from artificially amping up excitement for its own sake, maintaining an intimate, observational style that offers up a host of things to look at and think about. - 80
Los Angeles Times
There is bitter and breathtaking truth in the story and in the story- telling, which won Fukunaga the directing and cinematography award in the dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival. - 70
The New York Times
What keeps the movie from tipping into full-blown exploitation like "City of God," which turns third-world misery into art-house thrills, is Mr. Fukunaga's sincerity. What keeps you watching is his superb eye. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Whenever Sin Nombre turns violent, it seizes you with its convulsive skill, but the film's images vastly outstrip its imagination. - 67
The A.V. Club
Fukunaga paints better outside the lines, working with cinematographer Adriano Goldman to offer vivid shots of the poverty and despair cutting through Latin America, of gang rituals and territorial skirmishes, and of ordinary people taking dangerous routes to a better life that may be a mirage. Next time, a few rewrites please.
