Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border

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Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border

Released Jun 15, 2013

1h 20m

Documentary

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The meaning of borders to people living along the line between the United States and Mexico.

Marsha Lederman

Globe and Mail

The cinematography is stunning, the images horrifically powerful, but Mr. Reyes's point would be better served if he pulled back a bit on the poetic narration.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 22, 2014

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

Reyes brings a smart visual artist's compositional eye to capturing the people and environment on the Mexican side of the divide.

Dec 22, 2014

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Rodrigo Reyes' documentary... is at times too elliptical for its own good, but it delivers a haunting portrait that stands in marked contrast to the incendiary arguments usually attendant to its subject matter.

Dec 22, 2014

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John Esther

UR Chicago Magazine

An intellectually impressive and refreshingly angry documentary.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 22, 2014

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

Purgatorio comes at the tragedies of borders again and again, finding different angles, reimagining histories and lives. In doing so, it asks you to open your eyes.

Rated: 9/10

Dec 22, 2014

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

A scary and stirring reporting of the reality of life on the Mexican / US border.

Rated: 9/10

Oct 6, 2014

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Inti Cordera

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Synopsis

The meaning of borders to people living along the line between the United States and Mexico.

Director: Rodrigo Reyes
Producer: Inti Cordera, Rodrigo Reyes
Screenwriter: Hugo Pérez
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2013, Original
Release Date (DVD): Feb 24, 2015
Runtime: 1h 20m