Movie

Bordertown

2007 · 112 min

A grim, issue-driven drama that feels heavy with outrage, following a reporter into a dangerous border town where justice is elusive.

Tagline: Lies. Corruption. Murder. One reporter will break the silence.
Overview: American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, justice, violence, class
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
justice
violence
class
gender
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong