Intense Trailer for DESIERTO Features a Deadly Run for The Border
Jonás Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón, the created team that brought us Gravity, have created an intense new suspense thriller called Desierto.
This is the latest feature film and directorial effort of Jonás, who is the son of Gravity director Alfonso. The story centers on a group of Mexican migrants who are trying to cross the border into the U.S.A. and things take a turn for the worse when a vigilante with a rifle goes after them in the American southwest desert with the intent to kill.
The movie stars Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) as one of the migrants and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as the man trying to kill him.
What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.
Here's a statement from Alfonso Cuarón regarding the film:
DESIERTO marks a particularly personal journey in storytelling for writer, director, editor and producer Jonás Cuarón who spent the last 7 years bringing the story of the migrant experience to the screen. In his own words: “I took a trip through the U.S. Southwest where I encountered first-hand stories surrounding immigration and the often cruel and violent story of the migrant journey. I was very moved and immediately felt compelled to outline the film – which happened even before writing GRAVITY. I’ve always been very interested in the concept of films like Spielberg’s DUEL, Konchalovskiy’s RUNAWAY TRAIN and Bresson’s A MAN ESCAPES. They are non-stop nail biting thrillers with very little dialogue but that at the same time manage to juggle various themes. I was very interested in the drive of these films where the audience connects with the story and character in a very visceral way. In DESIERTO, I wanted to create a gripping film that would engage the audience in that same kind of visceral, cathartic experience and also allow them to reflect on this very complicated subject which illuminates the often devastating experience migrants face in the search for a better life. Bringing Gael (García Bernal) on board was a no-brainer, not just for his skillful acting but also for the soul I trusted he would bring to the story. I knew that Gael also felt very passionately about issues surrounding immigration and would bring to life the struggle, hope and determination that are the fabric of the migrant story.”
Desierto will be released in theaters on March 4th, 2016.