A foreign film on par with City of God, and carrying its heritage of naturalistic performances and raw stories. Sin Nombre will take you into a world filled with gut wrenching violence, heart-breaking loss, and non-stop suspense. And while definitely a tough watch, it reports the horrors of immigration with humane and sometimes hopeful outlook.
The profound and epic redemption in this movie will leave you thinking about it for days.
"[F]or all its raw simplicity, the film manages to conjure a veritable library of references."
— Chris Chang
"Likely to be one of the must-see foreign language titles of the year, opening our eyes to a world of desperation, hope and pain."
— Jason Wood
Sayra, a Native Honduran teenager, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Mexican and Mestizo-Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same USA-bound train.
Spirit Awards
3 nominations
Sundance
2 wins
A brilliant story of two teenagers on a journey to cross the American border while evading a brutal mexican gang. Written and directed by Cary Fukunaga who went on to write Beasts of No Nation and IT.