Border Run

Border Run
Original movie poster
Directed byGabriela Tagliavini
Written byDon Fiebiger and Amy Kolquist
Produced byLucas Jarach
StarringSharon Stone
Billy Zane
Miguel Rodarte
Olga Segura
Rosemberg Salgado
CinematographyAndrew Strahorn
Edited byJames Coblentz
Music byEmilio Kauderer
Sebastián Kauderer
Marco Werba
Ana Bárbara
Production
company
Distributed byKalinos Filmcilik
Polarstar Films
SND Groupe M6
Scanbox Entertainment
Square One Entertainment
Ster-Kinekor Distribution
Tanweer Films.
Release date
  • October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Border Run (earlier title The Mule) is a 2012 American mystery thriller film produced by Lucas Jarach and directed by Gabriela Tagliavini. The film is based on true events and was released on DVD in February 2013.[1] Sharon Stone stars as an American reporter who searches for her missing brother. The film depicts human smuggling across the United States/Mexican border. The story is based on actual events.[2][3]

Plot

Sofie Talbert is a hard-hitting journalist against illegal immigration to the United States. Learning that her brother in Mexico has gone missing, she goes to find him and uncovers the brutal reality of the desperate people who risk their lives to cross into the States.

Cast

Actor Role
Sharon Stone Sofie Talbert
Billy Zane Aaron Talbert
Miguel Rodarte Javier
Manolo Cardona Roberto
Olga Segura Maria
Giovanna Zacarías Juanita
Rosemberg Salgado Rafael

Recognition

Border Run earned a nomination for Best Feature Film at the 2013 Imagen Foundation Awards.[4]

Reception

The film has been described as "Stone's Taken".[5] A mixed review in PEP found the film "lacking heart"[6] while The Japan Times stated that it was "raught with old-school spy aesthetics."[7]

Themes

The film points out that some illegals are twice-removed from their country of origin, having crossed from Central America into Mexico and then the United States, which increases the hazards they face.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Orange, B. Alan (2013-02-23). "Sharon Stone Goes Searching for Billy Zane in Border Run Clips". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "Border Run". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ "Sharon Stone s'offre un retour au premier plan". TV Magazine (in French). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ Entertainment. "Imagen Foundation Awards – Nominees Announced | Hispanic Lifestyle". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ^ Hervaud, Alexandre (2013-02-28). "Trailer est-il? Border Run, le Taken de Sharon Stone". Slate.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW: Sharon Stone enters the cruel world of illegal immigrants via Border Run". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  7. ^ Shoji, Kaori (2013-04-26). "'The Mule (Border Run)'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-10-26.