DESIERTO | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"DESIERTO"
(2016) (Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan) (R)

QUICK TAKE:: Suspense: A group of illegal immigrants who've just crossed the border into the U.S. try to avoid an angry American who's determined to kill all of them.

PLOT:

When a truck carrying fourteen Mexicans breaks down south of the U.S. border, two of those in charge -- Lobo (MARCO PEREZ) and Mechas (DIEGO CATANO) -- agree to guide them on foot through the desert. Among them is mechanic Moises (GAEL GARCIA BERNAL) who hopes to be reunited with his son in San Diego, having last seen the boy before being deported. And there's teenager Adela (ALONDRA HIDALGO) whose parents forced her into this border crossing journey to get her out of her dangerous Mexican town.

Little do they or the rest now on foot realize it's going to be more dangerous on the other side of the border. And that's because a vigilante named Sam (JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN) is doing his own border patrol with his faithful German Shepherd, appropriately named Tracker. After Moises, Adela, Mechas and two others end up separated from the main group, they're horrified by a distant view of Sam picking off the others one by one with his rifle.

They flee, not knowing where to go, with Sam determined to hunt them down. As he and his dog do just that, Moises does what he can to help the others avoid the killer far, far away from civilization and any hope of outside help.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: If the thought of an American hunting down and killing illegal immigrants sounds enticing to them, they probably will. Otherwise, it's not that likely.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R: For strong violence and language.

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