This is one of those films that takes some time and consideration to fully assess. One one level, it's a straight-forward action/thriller with a unique and interesting setting. Heroes and antiheroes pervade as we are plunged into what is for most of us a new experience and reality. Of course, one that is fully fictionalized. If you can get the emotional distance to view it as such, the film works fairly well,…
Desierto (2015)
A chase where only the strongest survive.
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous borderland. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.
Top Cast
Gael García Bernal
Moises
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Sam
Diego Cataño
Mechas
Marco Pérez
Lobo
Alondra Hidalgo
Adela
Óscar Flores Guerrero
Ramiro
David Lorenzo
Ulysse
Lew Temple
Border Patrol
Butch McCain
Un animateur radio
Claudia Angélica Amador Castellanos
Migrant
Dolores Micaela Guzmán Méndez
Migrant
Reviews
What a ridiculous, childish and unrealistic plot. Some angry alcoholic farmer randomly shoots to illegal immigrants crossing abandonded (?) MX-US border for no other reason than just to kill them with infinite ammo in one magazine and eagle-like eyesight in the beginning to near-blind precision in the end of the show. Random shooters have better plots than this. Eventually everyone is dead except "a couple" that…
FAQ about Desierto
What is Desierto about?
A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante and his loyal Belgian Malinois dog chase the group of unarmed men and women…
When was Desierto released?
Desierto was released in 2015.
What genres does Desierto belong to?
Desierto is categorised as Thriller, Drama.
Who stars in Desierto?
The cast of Desierto includes Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Diego Cataño, Marco Pérez, Alondra Hidalgo.