Jessica Comley is an American agent of the U.S. Border Patrol on the Arizona-Mexico border. In this unforgiving desert, she is proud and determined to defend America against drug traffickers and illegal immigrants by any means necessary.
Acting
Krieps weaponizes restraint—every blink hurts.
Direction
Van Leeuw traps you in Jessica's suffocating POV.
Cinematography
The desert becomes a hostile character.
Director
Philippe Van Leeuw
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Van Leeuw shot in actual 120°F Arizona heat; Krieps insisted on minimal water between takes to maintain authentic physical distress.
Released amid intensified US border militarization debates, the film deliberately withholds easy political answers—forcing viewers to sit with their own complicity.
BE
DK
