Borderland
Film2007105 min

Borderland

Taste attributes: crimehorrorthrillerdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, serious horror film: fantastical and fresh. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 149 votes

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  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Zev Berman

Cast

  • Brian Presley
  • Rider Strong
  • Jake Muxworthy
  • Sean Astin
  • Beto Cuevas

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2007
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
EFO Films
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