Transpecos

Name: Transpecos
Genre: Thriller
Released: September 9, 2016
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 73

2016

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: September 9, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: On a remote desert highway a makeshift Border Patrol checkpoint is manned by three agents: Flores (Gabriel Luna): with an uncanny ability to track; Davis (Johnny Simmons): joined the Border Patrol with dreams of romancing señoritas and riding on horseback; Hobbs (Clifton Collins Jr): one of the old guard who believes a college degree can’tOn a remote desert highway a makeshift Border Patrol checkpoint is manned by three agents: Flores (Gabriel Luna): with an uncanny ability to track; Davis (Johnny Simmons): joined the Border Patrol with dreams of romancing señoritas and riding on horseback; Hobbs (Clifton Collins Jr): one of the old guard who believes a college degree can’t stop a bullet. It's like most boring days, but soon the contents of one car will change everything. What follows is a journey to uncover the surreal, frightening secrets hidden behind the facade of this lonely outpost. The end of the path may cost them their lives along a border where the line between right and wrong shifts like the desert itself.… Expand

Director: Greg Kwedar

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Sep 8, 2016

Unlike the highly charged “Sicario” and other recent drug trade-themed movies, the film, shot in New Mexico, eschews explosive confrontations and political judgments in favor of complex, thoughtfully portrayed characters and tense, compelling situations. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Sep 8, 2016

With Transpecos, Kwedar doesn’t offer any easy answers. Instead he points out the problems, how entrenched and intertwined they are, and asks other questions: How far will you go to survive? And will it be enough in the end? Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Sep 7, 2016

All three leads bring the goods, but it is Luna, carrying much of the emotional weight of the film, who shines the brightest, showing a depth and countenance well beyond his years. Read full review

Oleg Ivanov

Sep 4, 2016

Violence in Transpecos is sparse, but the filmmakers use it with a narrative precision that highlights the unforgiving consequences that accompanies every choice in this desolate borderland. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 8, 2016

Though rife with implausibilities, Transpecos is fortified by strong acting and a location whose desolate beauty is a gift to Jeffrey Waldron’s serene camera. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Sep 8, 2016

Transpecos distinguishes itself with a sharp ear for dialogue, keen attention to ground-level detail, and an ending that unexpectedly chooses cautious optimism over blanket cynicism. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Sep 8, 2016

Transpecos is a lean-and-mean atmospheric thriller that starts off tautly but ultimately slackens as it goes along. Read full review

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