The read
Every source lands within 2 points of the others.
Synopsis
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic66/100
151 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony RichardsonDirector
- Ry CooderOriginal Music Composer
- Walon GreenWriter
- Deric WashburnWriter
- David FreemanWriter
Cast
- Jack NicholsonCharlie Smith
- Harvey KeitelCat
- Valerie PerrineMarcy
- Warren OatesRed
- Elpidia CarrilloMaria
- Shannon WilcoxSavannah
- Manuel ViescasJuan
- Jeff MorrisJ.J.
- Mike GomezManuel
- Dirk BlockerBeef
- Lonny ChapmanAndy
- Stacey PickrenHooker
Stills
Themes
mexicocorruptiondrug smugglingpolicekidnappingdrug traffickingemigrationtexaschild murderborderborder crossingmurder