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FRONTERA

Director:

  Michael Berry
  

Year Released:

  2014

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Seth Adkins
  Ed Harris
  Eva Longoria
  Amy Madigan
  Michael Peņa
Movie Haiku:In his first feature, Berry relies on excellent actors to tell a heart-felt story of good people trying to hold fast to their principles on both sides of the US/Mexico border, while very bad people on both sides exploit the most vulnerable. Harris & Peņa are both terrific with good support from Madigan & Longoria, but some cheap melodrama undermines their best efforts.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2014