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Bordertown (2007)

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The celebrated Latino director Gregory Nava (American Family) helmed, scripted, and co-produced (with star Jennifer Lopez) Bordertown - a suspense thriller with an A-list Hispanic cast. Lopez portrays Lauren Adrian, an American correspondent from a Chicago newspaper, who longs to cover the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Instead, Lauren's mentor at the paper, George Morgan (Martin Sheen) reassigns her to Mexico. She is promptly shuttled off to Juarez, a troubled community on the Texas-Mexico border

R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Gregory Nava

Written By: Gregory Nava

In Theaters: Jan 29, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Jan 29, 2008

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Cast

Maya Zapata
Eva Jimenez
Jennifer Lopez
Lauren Adrian
Antonio Banderas
Alfonso Diaz
Sonia Braga
Teresa Casillas
Martin Sheen
George Morgan
Zaide Silvia Guti�rrez
Lourdes Jimenez
Irineo Alvarez
Domingo Esparza
Rene Rivera
Aris Rodriguez
Juan Diego Botto
Marco A. Salamanca
Juanes

Critic Reviews for Bordertown

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An unforgettable if sometimes heavy-handed film.

February 19, 2008 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Si alg�n m�rito tiene esta pel�cula es llamar la atenci�n sobre uno de los casos m�s aberrantes y escandalosos de feminicidios: los que tienen lugar desde hace a�os en Ciudad Ju�rez.

December 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

The film takes JLo's character into harrowing, difficult places, exploring the complexities of racial identity, shame, self-hatred and ultimate healing.

January 5, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Jennifer Lopez plays it tough and down and dirty, on the Mexican border.

October 25, 2007 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

The biggest weakness of Bordertown is its heavy-handed over-simplification of complex political and economic issues. That and Jennifer Lopez's massive ego.

September 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

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This is definately a social good film. Everyone should watch it to learn about what happens in and around Juarez. Very good performances, and startling imagery.

September 5, 2008

Keysha H

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What an incredible story of a woman reporter who neglectfully takes on an investigative assignment that takes her on a dark journey that reminds her of her own past. See this...it definitely shows what happens when poor people are underpaid, overworked, with no labor or human rights.

April 10, 2010