Movie

Desierto

2015 · 88 min

A relentless, sun-scorched chase that keeps you tense and breathless, with moments of raw human tenderness.

Tagline: A chase where only the strongest survive.
Overview: A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, isolation, justice
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
justice
race
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild