Blu-ray Review

Border Run

Featured in Issue 175, March 2013

Picture
4
Sound
NR
WSR Score
3.5
Disc Information
Studio Anchor Bay Entertainment
Catalog Number BD25630
MPAA Rating R
Rating Reason Violence including a rape, some sexual and drug content, and language
Retail Price $24.99
Disc Type Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
Running Time 96 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding A
Release Date 02/26/13
Theatrical Year 2013
Credits
Director Gabriela Tagliavini
Screenplay Subscribers only
Story Subscribers only
Music Subscribers only
Cinematography Subscribers only
Production Design Subscribers only
Costume Design Subscribers only
Editor Subscribers only
Sound Editor Subscribers only
Re-Recording Mixer Subscribers only
Executive Producer Subscribers only
Producer Subscribers only
Audio & Video
Aspect Ratio Subscribers only
Measured Ratio Subscribers only
Photography Subscribers only
Disc Soundtrack Dolby TrueHD 6.1
Subtitles Subscribers only

Subscribe for full specs and review text.

Subscribe Free

In Border Run, Sharon Stone stars as Phoenix television reporter Sofie Talbert, a hard-nosed, right-wing journalist who exposes liberal politicians soft on illegal immigration. But when her relief-worker brother (Zane) goes missing in Mexico, Sofie's own south-of-the-border investigation traps her in a deadly underworld of migrants, smugglers, and cold-blooded murder. Here, nothing is what it seems. Nobody should be trusted. And when one woman crosses the line, there can be no turning back. (Gary Reber)
The facts as portrayed in the movie:
• Drug cartels now manage most human migration routes to the United States. If you want to cross into the U.S. illegally, you will likely pay a drug cartel. The approximate fee for illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico is $2,500 to $5,000. From Central America, it can cost up to $10,000.
• Approximately 500 migrant bodies are found each year on U.S. soil. Most immigrants walk for days and succumb to extreme conditions of heat and cold.
• It is well known amongst migrant smugglers and migrants themselves, if you are a woman illegally crossing the border, you will be raped.
• In 2010, a leader of the Mexican drug cartel known as the Zetas massacred 72 Central American migrants for refusing to pay extortion money.
• In the past five years nearly 50,000 people have been killed in suspected drug-related violence in Mexico and over 5,000 people have disappeared.
• Currently over 150 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have been indicted for charges ranging from assisting cartels to human smuggling to accepting bribes.
• The drug cartel violence has made Juarez, Mexico the most dangerous city in the world, and Mexico has five of the top ten most dangerous cities in the world.
• The illegal drug trade between the U.S. and Mexico generates approximately 40 billion dollars a year.
• Mexico's illegal drugs are bound for the United States.
• The U.S. is the world's leader in illegal narcotic
consumption.
• The U.S. spends 15 billion dollars a year on the war on drugs,

This Content Is Available To Subscribers Only

If you are a current subscriber, please log in. Otherwise, subscribe for free.

  Forgot password?