The Girl

2012 | United States, Mexico | Color | 95 min.

Emotionally distraught from losing custody of her son Georgie and running out of options to win him back, single mother Ashley becomes desperate when she loses her job. So when the opportunity arises to become a “coyote,” smuggling illegal immigrants over the Texas border, she takes it. The risky experience results in unforeseen consequences, as Ashley forges an intense bond with a young Mexican girl from Oaxaca who forces her to confront her past and look to the future.

Direction: Riker, David

Script: Riker, David

Country: United States, Mexico

Production: Mezey, Paul

Production Company: Axiom Films | Bonita Films | Journeyman Pictures | Lulú Producciones

Photography: Boege, Martín

Edition: Ahn, Stephanie | Jamieson, Malcolm

Sound: Wood, Mike

Music: Heiblum, Leonardo | Lieberman, Jacobo

Art Direction: Parra, Salvador

Year of participation at FICM:
2012

Morelia Film Fest

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