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- Summary: A young Russian woman, smuggled into America by human traffickers, and a notorious Egyptian transporter, hired to drive her from the Mexican border to New York City, form an unlikely bond that transforms them and threatens to derail the traffickers’ plans. (Persona Films)
- Director: Yan Vizinberg
- Genre(s): Drama
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70Although the screenplay by Vizinberg and Lee Peterkin holds little in the way of surprises, it does offer a taut storyline and complex characterizations.
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60The film leans almost exclusively on the focused performances of its two leads, who create a credibly barbed chemistry that goes a long way toward distracting us from the film's low-budget deficiencies.
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50Cargo can feel like a "film about human trafficking" from beginning to end.
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40Its provocative subject matter, though seriously treated, qualifies it as a dark-horse candidate for latenight cable.