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Sin Nombre Reviews

2009

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Student Academy Award winner Cary Joji Fukunaga makes his feature directorial debut with this epic dramatic thriller following a Honduran teenager who reunites with her long-estranged father and attempts to emigrate to America with him in order to start a new life. Inspired by the director's firsthand experience with Central .. Read more

Starring	Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejia
Director	Cary Fukunaga
Genres	Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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  - 5
  Captivating Performances & Beautiful Imagery
  
  An outstanding movie due to the believable performances and the incredible way in which it draws you into the world of the characters. Despite ignoring many of ... read more »
  
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  - RwG
  - 1 review
  - Nottingham
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 23:09
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  - 0
  Sin Nombre
  
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  Have just watched a brilliant film, realism and tension throughout keeps you glued to the screen, all the time you are wishiing and wanting a happy ending...... read more »
  
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- - Norfolk
  - 55 reviews
  - 04 Feb 2012 at 00:51
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  - 0
  Magic movie
  
  Magic movie.
  
  All too often we forget the story of immigrants, their destinies and lives in reaching their destination whilst leaving behind their ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Dec 2011 at 23:53
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  - 2
  good but predictable
  
  Considering that this was a directional debut, it was good, but I probably expected a lot more from it. The performances are good, though muted. the story was ... read more »
  
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- - ashkitty
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Dec 2011 at 18:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Pity the poor immigrant
  
  This complex film mixes the doings of criminal gangs in Mexico with the troubles of impoverished South and Central Americans trying to reach the promised land ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Nov 2011 at 13:07
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  - 0
  Superb film that immerses you in the gangs lifestyle with sensibility
  
  Beautiful movie. It is a moving and universal story that immerses you with utter realism into a universe you probably don't know much about: the gangs. I ... read more »
  
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- - oventurini
  - 17 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 17:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Guns blood drama and love,a great film!
  
  Really loved it,a good story with an insight about what goes on in Mexico with gangs.Packed with action and drama!
  
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- - Floriosangy
  - 7 reviews
  - 16 Oct 2011 at 18:56
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  Sin Nombre
  
  Accomplished directoral debut,first hand experience with Central American immigrants.A Honduran teenager attemps to emigrate to America.Tackles illegal ... read more »
  
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- - Kw54
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Oct 2011 at 10:09
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  - 0
  Sin Nombre - An Important and Valuable film.
  
  This is a very powerful film. It opens the eye to very real issues faced by some people of Central America today - gang culture, drugs trafficking, illegal ... read more »
  
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- - RaeStrong
  - 1 review
  - Uckfield
  - 06 Sep 2011 at 16:55
- - 1
  - 0
  cracking little film
  
  I loved this superb film. The two themes of migrant workers and gang membership were superbly and unpatronisingly portrayed in a thought provoking way. Of ... read more »
  
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- - Boothoid
  - 4 reviews
  - suffolk, England
  - 26 Aug 2011 at 15:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Great World Cinema - Hollywood should learn!
  
  A very accomplished film on a number of levels.
  
  Simultaneously sad and inspiring.
  
  Brings the realities of immigration and it's impact ... read more »
  
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- - Arundel1
  - 4 reviews
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 10:56
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- - 67
  - 5
  Captivating Performances & Beautiful Imagery
  
  An outstanding movie due to the believable performances and the incredible way in which it draws you into the world of the characters. Despite ignoring many of ... read more »
  
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- 796256
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  - RwG
  - 1 review
  - Nottingham
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 23:09
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  why all these sub titled
  
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- - tomtictac
  - 11 reviews
  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 16:16
- - 13
  - 0
  Absorbing Thriller
  
  After reading average reviews in the paper, I was surprised to find this film not only interesting and beautifully shot but also a cleverly paced thriller. I ... read more »
  
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- - ito
  - 19 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 17 Aug 2009 at 19:39
- - 11
  - 0
  only pretty shallow girls should survive
  
  Yes a lot of people want to get away from bleak lives in latin american countries for a slightly less bleaker life in the US but this sort of film does them no ... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 07 Feb 2010 at 10:52
- - 6
  - 0
  Breathtaking & Unforgetable
  
  Sin Nombre takes you on a journey that the majority of us will never have to take ourselves. The film opened my eyes to violent acts and cultures that I could ... read more »
  
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  - USA, ALANTA, GA
  - 26 Sep 2009 at 06:46
- - 2
  - 0
  Just OK
  
  Struggled to care about the characters -probably a mixture of lack of devolopment and not great acting although Edgar Flores stood out as very convincing. It ... read more »
  
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  - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Jun 2010 at 11:10
- - 2
  - 0
  Perseverance Through Adversity
  
  Having seen documentaries about the gangs in Mexico, this strikes me as a relatively realistic portrayal of the futility of dreams in abject poverty, and ... read more »
  
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- - Curlycomments
  - 23 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 20 Jun 2010 at 23:27
- - 2
  - 0
  Sin Nombre
  
  Sin Nombre is one of the most exciting chase movies in a long time set in gangland mexico the film follows a young gang member who is on the run from his gang ... read more »
  
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- - luca sullivan
  - Horsham England
  - 03 May 2011 at 17:58
- - 2
  - 0
  Gritty & Realistic
  
  An amazing film, setting, story and performances.
  
  It's great how world cinema, especially the Mexican and Brazillian film industry has kept the ... read more »
  
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  - Freebee
  - 29 reviews
  - 08 Aug 2011 at 23:56
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  - 0
  The best movie of 2009 no question!
  
  While Sin Nombre is not in english and is a low-key independent movie; it is by a long way one of the best movies to come out this decade!
  
  A first ... read more »
  
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  - Harveytwo
  - 54 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 19 Apr 2010 at 20:48

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  Student Academy Award winner Cary Joji Fukunaga makes his feature directorial debut with this epic dramatic thriller following a Honduran teenager who reunites with her long-estranged father and attempts to emigrate to America with him in order to start a new life. Inspired by the director's ...