After covering up the murder of an undocumented migrant, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent is haunted by the victim’s spirit, forcing him to confront the sins of his past.
Cinematography
Texas borderlands shot like a fever dream of culpability.
Acting
Lombardi's collapse from cocky to hollow is devastating.
Sound
The silence between gunshots says everything.
Director
Lance Larson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 18 days on the actual Texas-Mexico border with local non-actors as extras.
The Stranger's facelessness is deliberate: Ray sees all migrants as interchangeable threats until forced to individualize one.
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