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Sin Nombre

2009 · 96 min

A raw, tense journey that immerses you in peril and fragile hope, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Tagline
The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.
Overview
Sayra, an Indigenous Latina American teenage girl from Honduras, Central America, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Latino American gang members from Mexico, North America who have boarded the same USA-bound train.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • immigration
  • violence
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Written by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring
Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Gerardo Taracena, Memo Villegas, Luis Fernando Peña, Diana García
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Adriano Goldman
Runtime
96 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America
Languages
Spanish

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