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El Caspar (Edgar M. Flores) is a member of a Mexican gang, but he is quickly growing tired of the life. He has just helped initiate the gang's newest member, and his girlfriend has been murdered by the leader. When he turns on his friends, he ends up with a group of illegal immigrants on a train heading North towards America. One of these is Sayra (Paulina Gaiton), a teenage girl who takes an immediate liking to El Caspar. He knows he is going to be caught and killed by the gang, and he doesn't want her caught in the crossfire.

Primary Title
  • Sin Nombre
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 15 May 2012
Release Year
  • 2009
Start Time
  • 10 : 10
Finish Time
  • 11 : 42
Duration
  • 92:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • El Caspar (Edgar M. Flores) is a member of a Mexican gang, but he is quickly growing tired of the life. He has just helped initiate the gang's newest member, and his girlfriend has been murdered by the leader. When he turns on his friends, he ends up with a group of illegal immigrants on a train heading North towards America. One of these is Sayra (Paulina Gaiton), a teenage girl who takes an immediate liking to El Caspar. He knows he is going to be caught and killed by the gang, and he doesn't want her caught in the crossfire.
Classification
  • 16
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Spanish
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Motion pictures--France
  • Gang members--Mexico--Drama
  • Border crossing--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
  • Feature films--Mexico
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Cary Joji Fukunaga (Director)
  • Cary Joji Fukunaga (Writer)
  • Paulina Gaitan (Actor)
  • Marco Antonio Aguirre (Actor)
  • Leonardo Alonso (Actor)
  • Edgar Flores (Actor)
  • Amy Kaufman (Producer)
  • Scion Films (Production Unit)
  • Canana Films (Production Unit)
  • Creando Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Motion pictures--France
  • Gang members--Mexico--Drama
  • Border crossing--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
  • Feature films--Mexico