The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas

A harrowing, unflinching look at exploitation and shattered dreams at a border, leaving you shaken and somber.

Directed by

Luis Mandoki

Genres

Drama

Starring

Greisy Mena, Joaquín Cosío, Fernando Moreno

Tagline

To dream of the american dream is easy, but it is difficult to cross Mexico.

Overview

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, exploration, crime, power

Content

Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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