Backyard
An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and comes to learn realities of these women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos that has ceased to care.
This film feels like a cold, hard slap in the face. It's a stark, unflinching look at a grim reality, leaving you with a heavy heart and a profound sense of unease. The atmosphere is thick with despair and systemic neglect.
