Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre

2009 · 96 min · ES · R · 7.6 (780 votes)
Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga · Starring Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Gerardo Taracena, Memo Villegas · Music Marcelo Zarvos

The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.

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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.

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A visceral, often harrowing journey through desperate landscapes, Sin Nombre is a propulsive and unflinching look at the human spirit's resilience. It's a raw, emotionally charged experience that balances moments of profound connection with the ever-present threat of violence, leaving a lasting, poignant impression.

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