

Bordertown
2007-02-22 · 112 min · ★ 6.3
American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
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Production details
- Directors
- Gregory Nava
- Production companies
- Mosaic Media Group, El Norte Productions, Nuyorican Productions, Mobius Entertainment Ltd.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 21,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 8,329,799
Top Cast
Jennifer LopezLauren Adrian
Martin SheenGeorge Morgan
Antonio BanderasAlfonso Diaz
Maya ZapataEva Jimenez
Sonia BragaTeresa Casillas
Kate del CastilloElena Diaz
Randall BatinkoffFrank Kozerski
Juan Diego BottoMarco Antonio Salamanca
Irineo AlvarezDomingo Esparza
Julio Cesar CedilloJulio
Zaide Silvia GutiérrezLourdes Jimenez
Rene RiveraAris Rodriguez
Debrianna MansiniFlight Attendant
J.D. GarfieldDoctor Herrera
JuanesHimself
Teresa RuizCecilia Rojas
Marilyn Dodds FrankDonna Mackenzie
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