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Frontera Roja

2009 · 90 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama of inheritance and turf war, heavy with menace and rural tension.

Directed by
Miguel Ángel Saldaña
Starring
Bernabé Melendrez, Eleazar García Jr., Max Hernández
Overview
Raymundo Hernandez comes back to Michoacan as the sole inheritor of a big drug trafficking ring. He gets into a war with the local kidnappers.

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Directed by
Miguel Ángel Saldaña
Starring
Bernabé Melendrez, Eleazar García Jr., Max Hernández
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Miguel Ángel Saldaña
Written by
Max Hernandez Jr
Starring
Bernabé Melendrez, Eleazar García Jr., Max Hernández, Max Hernandez Jr, Claudia Casas, Margarito Barajas, Mario Garcia, Joel Navarro
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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