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      The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

      2007 1h 30m Documentary List
      100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 100+ Ratings Audience Score U.S. Marines kill an 18-year-old U.S. student near the Mexican border in 1997. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A well-done documentary on the human costs of militarizing the U.S./Mexican border with armed soldiers trained for combat and little else. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Mike Hale New York Times [The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández] puts the killing in the context of geopolitics. Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Robert Koehler Variety Wide range of interviewed witnesses, legal and investigative experts is impressive, as is the depth of the pic's human portraits. Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Jeremy Goren Remezcla Fitzgerald really cut it together well. There's a compelling progression to the story, and he got so many people with so much to say that the film doesn't get tiresome. Apr 6, 2021 Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly It offers an urgent contribution to the raging debate over the physical and psychological divides separating the U.S. from its neighbor to the south. Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) You get a very complete picture, with no voices left out. It takes a slight propaganda drip at the end, which I found unfortunate, but it doesn't invalidate the rest of the film. May 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis U.S. Marines kill an 18-year-old U.S. student near the Mexican border in 1997.
      Director
      Kieran Fitzgerald
      Producer
      Peter Gilbert
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 21, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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