Bordertown (2007)
Starring Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas
Directed by Gregory Nava
The opening titles explain that American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products.Lauren Adrian (Jennifer Lopez), an impassioned American news reporter for the 'Chicago Sentinel' wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan (Martin Sheen) assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
Runtime: 112 min.
Rating: 6.1
DVD
Languages: English,Spanish
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller
Keywords: corruption,rape,journalist,threat to death,cuidad juarez
Cast
Lauren Adrian
George Morgan
Alfonso Diaz
Eva Jimenez
Teresa Casillas
Elena Diaz
Frank Kozerski
Marco Antonio Salamanca
Domingo Esparza
Julio
Lourdes Jimenez
Aris Rodriguez
Young Lauren
Flight Attendant
Doctor Herrera
Himself
Cecilia Rojas
Donna Mackenzie
Samuel Denton
Secretary
Lourdes's Friend
Police Chief
Senator Rawlings
Curandero
Police Man
Eduardo Lopes
Eduardo's Man
Teresa's Maid
Victim's Mother
Arturo
Coyote #1
Coyote #2
Father (uncredited)
Aunt (uncredited)
Mr. Adrian (uncredited)
Journalist (uncredited)