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Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border

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

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Marsha Lederman Globe and Mail 12/22/2014
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Ernest Hardy Village Voice 12/22/2014
Reyes brings a smart visual artist's compositional eye to capturing the people and environment on the Mexican side of the divide. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 12/22/2014
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. Go to Full Review John Esther UR Chicago Magazine 12/22/2014
5/5
An intellectually impressive and refreshingly angry documentary. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 12/22/2014
9/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Rodrigo Reyes

Director

Hugo Pérez

Screenwriter

Inti Cordera

Producer

Rodrigo Reyes

Producer

Hugo Pérez

Executive Producer

Rodrigo Cordera

Original Music

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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