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Missing Young Woman

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In a chilling portrayal of a Mexican border town, Lourdes Portillo investigates the rape and murder of over 250 young women, most of whom were factory workers, or "maquiladoras." The authorities make little effort to resolve the crimes against the women, content to imprison those who confess under duress. Portillo speaks to the relatives of the victims and to the authorities who have failed them. Rather than finding the culprits, she explores a society in which such crimes are prevalent.

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Randy Cordova Arizona Republic There's obviously a stark, chilling story here, but Portillo is a sloppy moviemaker. Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2003 Full Review Janice Page Boston Globe An important film, worthy of the Special Jury Prize it won at last year's Sundance Film Festival. Rated: 3/4 Jun 20, 2003 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Lourdes Portillo's elegiac Seorita Extraviada documents with low-key persistence the conditions in Ciudad Jurez that make some say, 'There is no better place in the world to kill a young woman.' Rated: 3/5 May 14, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Paul Sherman Boston Herald Rated: 3/4 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) The victims of the crimes described in Senorita Extraviada cry out for justice. Just as their stories cry out for a more-focused, less superficial documentary than this one. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 20, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member [SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][I]Senorita Extraviada[/I], grade: [B]A-[/B] [IMG]http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2002/images/senoritaextraviada.jpg[/IMG] [I]Fahrenheit 9/11[/I], grade: [B]B+[/B] [IMG]http://www.cineclub.de/images/2004/07/fahrenheit-9-11-4.jpg[/IMG] [I]Capturing the Friedmans[/I], grade: [B]A-[/B] [IMG]http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2003/images/friedmans.jpg[/IMG] [I]The Thin Blue Line[/I], grade: [B]A[/B] [IMG]http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~jcui/ENG1131/randallAdams1.jpg[/IMG] [I]Fahrenhype 9/11[/I], grade: [B]C-[/B] [IMG]http://www.moviejustice.com/images/general2/Fahrenhype911.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/SIZE] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a chilling portrayal of a Mexican border town, Lourdes Portillo investigates the rape and murder of over 250 young women, most of whom were factory workers, or "maquiladoras." The authorities make little effort to resolve the crimes against the women, content to imprison those who confess under duress. Portillo speaks to the relatives of the victims and to the authorities who have failed them. Rather than finding the culprits, she explores a society in which such crimes are prevalent.
Director
Lourdes Portillo
Producer
Lourdes Portillo
Screenwriter
Lourdes Portillo
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 15m