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06/24/06
Mojados (2004)
73 %
Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 8 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 70 mins
Synopsis: Mojados: Through the Night is an eye-opening documentary filmed over the course of ten days that follows four men into the desperate world of illegal immigration. Alongside Bear, Tiger, Handsome, and Old Man, director Tommy Davis takes a 120 mile cross-desert journey that has been traveled... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
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08/16/07
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A documentary about Mexicans trying to evade the border patrol to get into Texas. And watching the movie is a bit like their journey: periods of boredom and irritation punctuated by intense excitement.
05/26/05
While there's a tedious sameness to the footage of walking, hiding and huddling around the campfire, the film's payoff is shattering.
05/26/05
Davis' tough, man-of-the-people narration is often annoying, but his words can't diminish the power of his story.
05/20/05
Modest but memorable, the first film from 24-year-old director Tommy Davis follows four Mexican friends as they attempt to sneak into the U.S. by trekking through the Texan desert.
05/20/05
Davis, who grew up in the border town of McAllen, Texas, obviously wants to put a human face on the countless people who try to sneak across the border, but he fails to elicit any substantive information from his subjects.
05/20/05
A gripping documentary, although we learn too little of the relationship between the filmmaker and his subjects.
05/19/05
Mojados: Through the Night manages to capture the danger, fatigue and tedium of an illegal border crossing from Mexico without becoming tedious itself.
05/19/05
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05/19/05
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A lean, effective slice of agitprop enlivened with a New Wave voice-over and an unusual emotional directness.
05/17/05
Unflinchingly real and never glamorous, the film presents a harrowing picture of these lives in a way rarely seen.
05/17/05
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