Forced to flee his home in Honduras, Óscar seeks asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the immigration system.
Acting
Anthony Gonzalez carries entire film with eyes that see too much.
Direction
Sawka never sensationalizes; the horror is in institutional silence.
Production
The 'icebox' itself — fluorescent, freezing, endless — is a character.
Director
Daniel Sawka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in an actual converted Border Patrol facility in New Mexico; some extras were former detainees.
The 'icebox' nickname comes from real migrant slang for CBP holding cells kept at hypothermic temperatures — Sawka heard it in Tijuana shelters during research.
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