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2016
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 26 m

2016
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 26 m

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...

Thriller

Directed By: Greg Kwedar

Written By: Clint Bentley

2016
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 26 m

2016
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 26 m

Transpecos

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

73

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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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...

Thriller

Directed By: Greg Kwedar

Written By: Clint Bentley

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

100% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

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.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

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?

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

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.

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.

By Oleg Ivanov FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

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.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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.

By Kenji Fujishima FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 8, 2016

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

By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

17% Positive
1 Rating

67% Mixed
4 Ratings

17% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

17% Positive
1 Rating

67% Mixed
4 Ratings

17% Negative
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Details

Production Company 8750 Films, Marfa Peach Company

Release Date Sep 9, 2016

Duration 1 h 26 m

Genres

Thriller

Tagline On the border, there is no clear line between right and wrong.

Website http://www.transpecosmovie.com/

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Awards

Nashville Film Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

SXSW Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Dallas International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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