Estados Unidos / México,
1991, 105 min
Director:
Alex CoxGuión:
Lorenzo O'BrienCámara:
Miguel GarzónReparto:
Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Alex Cox, Damián Alcázar, Dolores Heredia, Sergio Calderón, Mike Moroff, Alonso Echánove (más)Sinopsis(1)
An episodic look at a young man's life in Mexico's national highway patrol. We follow Pedro Rojas from cadet training and his rookie assignment in a northern border area, to his quick courtship, his taking of bribes ("la mordida"), and his slow exposure to drug smuggling. Rojas re-forms his idealism as youthful naivete gives way to an adult's complicated choices. (Kino Lorber)
(más)Premios
- victorias
- nominación
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1993 - Best Foreign Language Film
Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián
- 1992 - Roberto Sosa (Premio Zulueta de interpretación Masculina)
- 1992 - Alex Cox (Concha de Oro a la mejor película)