Her goal is to write such an excellent story that her boss will grant her wishes and send her to Iraq. At one point the film was in development with both and. Also, there was stolen equipment and intimidation of film crew members when they filmed in Mexico. When Lauren arrives at the border, she meets up with Diaz, who is an editor of the local newspaper. For example, the young Mexican woman whom Lauren befriends can't seem to speak English when they first meet. Adrian convinces her to testify after all. Eduardo's Man as Ruben Rojas Lauren, an impassioned American reporter for the Chicago Sentinel heads to Juarez, a Mexican bordertown, in order to investigate a series of mysterious slayings involving young factory women from all over Mexico.
When Gregory Nava first heard about the murders in Ciudad Juárez he wanted to do something. After a while she is the last passenger still in the bus. He ends up attacking Eva with another man and raping her. Adrian heads to , , on the to investigate the murders, hoping that if she does well she'll be assigned to Iraq by Morgan. We have over 17,000 movies listed in our data base, feel free to browse and watch films or videos without signing up.
Prod design and costumes are quite realistic. She arranges for police to follow her when she takes the same bus that Eva did. Eva is the only person on the bus when the bus driver pulls over, claiming that he needs gas. Eva crawls her way out of the grave and tries to head back to town. Estimates of the murders conflict, yet, conservatively speaking over four hundred women, maybe many more, have been kidnapped, tortured and murdered since 1993 in and around Ciudad Juárez.
The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. They end up burying her alive in the desert. And Lauren says she can't speak Spanish. Cruz's family say he has a solid alibi. She manages to escape her attacker. Color cinematography is very high contrast, which works well, given the good vs. For political reasons the Chicago Sentinel refuses to publish Adrian's story.
Nobody really cares, least of all the cold corporations that employ the women. Disclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server. The film is inspired by the true story of the numerous and tells the story of an inquisitive American reporter sent in by her American newspaper to investigate the murders. Cast Cast overview, first billed only:. Instead, her editor George Morgan Martin Sheen assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
Lauren also finds out about Eva and resolves to track down the two men who attacked her and left her for dead. In El Norte he created a screenplay from many of the interviews he conducted. . Lopez does a fine job. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. They also began stalking the crew.
One night, she takes a bus home from work. But despite some imperfections in its script, the film deserves to be seen by viewers, and specifically because of that potent underlying message. It was eventually released in the on January 29, 2008. The plot's climax is Hollywood sensationalized, which detracts from the authenticity of the message. Variety, film review from Berlinale, February 15, 2007. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
By now, Lauren has arrived on the border. However, he takes her to a quiet place and assaults and rapes her together with another man, who then tries to strangle her. There is no need to sign up. It's a situation not unlike what Karen Silkwood faced when she tried to investigate a nuclear plant. Bordertown places the blame for the murders upon the Mexican government, the United States and the maquiladora assembly plants that were brought rapidly into existence by the. The second loan calls for zero interest because the state of will take ten percent of any profits the film might make.