Frontera
6.5/10
Rating
103 min
Runtime
2014
Release Year
Michael Berry
Director
Cast
Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Amy Madigan, Kristen DeVore Rakes
Quick Synopsis
Miguel, a hardworking father and devoted husband, crosses the border illegally to find work but is soon wrongfully accused of killing the wife of a former sheriff. When Miguel is imprisoned, his pregnant wife attempts to help him but is captured by corrupt coyotes who demand a ransom. Unhappy with the local police investigation, the former sheriff begins his own inquiry into his wife's death and uncovers troubling evidence that threatens to ruin one family's future or tear another family apart.
Detailed Synopsis of Frontera
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel, a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.
