Synopsis
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.
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Cast
- Ed HarrisRoy
- Eva LongoriaPaulina
- Michael PeñaMiguel
- Amy MadiganOlivia
- Kristen RakesICE Guard
- Seth AdkinsSean
- Lora Martinez-CunninghamLaura Zamora
- Mia StallardClaire
- Julio Cesar CedilloRamon
- Matthew PageCarl
Recommandations
- 80
Village Voice
Berry isn't afraid to use melodrama as a tool to highlight injustice. It's his very un-flashiness that makes Frontera effective. - 75
USA Today
Peña is a standout, and Longoria is a revelation as the vulnerable, pregnant Paulina. Hers is a decidedly un-glamorous part and Longoria compellingly fleshes out an under-written role. - 63
Slant Magazine
By turns abrasive and stately, sermonic and impartial, plot-heavy and meandering, often within seconds of each other. - 63
New York Post
Michael Berry’s Frontera offers an unsparing look at the plight of illegal immigrants, even if the ending seems too patly convenient. - 60
The Dissolve
Before the hokey third act, there’s much to like about Michael Berry’s border-crossing drama Frontera. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
At once understated and slightly pulpy, the film comes down squarely on the side of compassion. It’s no polemic, but neither is it as character-driven as it aims to be. - 60
Time Out
Ed Harris is a performer made for Westerns, and he’s perfectly utilized in debuting director Michael Berry’s middling if still very watchable modern-day oater as Roy. - 60
Arizona Republic
The intentions are solid here, but the execution is not... But the actors are compelling, and the issue is, of course, always worth discussion. It's not a great movie, but, if nothing else, Frontera is worthwhile on those fronts.
