A young American couple in love, Michael and Olivia vacation in Baja, but things take a frightening turn when Olivia is kidnapped by drug dealer, who demands that Michael smuggle a backpack full of cocaine-stolen from a rival cartel-over the border into the U.S. within twelve hours or else Olivia will be killed. A good Tijuana Cop is on the trail, as Michael navigates the treacherous underworld of Mexico, and he himself becomes a force to be reckoned with...
Practical Effects
Gritty Tijuana locations shot on actual shoestring
Acting
Tom Sizemore playing unhinged? Groundbreaking.
Director
Daniel Zirilli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Daniel Zirilli specializes in ultra-low-budget action films; this was shot in 15 days for under $500K.
The film's paranoid American-in-Mexico premise accidentally echoes real border tensions, released the same year as certain political campaigns.
US
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