BORDERTOWN
With
Jennifer
Lopez,
Antonio
Banderas,
Martin
Sheen,
Sonja
Braga,
Kate
del
Castillo,
John
Norman
Written
&
Directed
by Gregory
Nava
Jennifer
Lopez
seemed
to have
been
taking
it easy
of late
(post
marriage
chill-out
no doubt).
This
lower-key,
issue-driven
movie
feels
like
it will
be another
TV-styled
drama,
but
turns
out
to be
a very
interesting
and
eye-opening
exposé.
Based
on true
events
in Juarez,
Mexico,
many
young
female
factory
workers
fall
victim
to rape
and
murder,
most
going
unsolved.
The
North
American
Free
Trade
Agreement
(NAFTA)
along
the
Mexican
border
exploiting
workers
for
a meager
wage
becomes
the
focal
point
as making
money
is more
important
than
people’s
lives.
Lopez
plays
Lauren
Adrian,
an American
newspaper
reporter
who
travels
to Mexico
to investigate
these
murders.
She
meets
up with
an old
colleague
who
runs
an independent
newspaper
constantly
under
fire
from
the
government.
He reveals
that
the
problem
is far
more
astronomical
than
the
authorities
are
letting
on.
When
a young
girl
survives
a brutal
attack,
buried
in the
desert,
going
to the
police
proves
more
dangerous
and
they
decide
to approach
the
indie
newspaper.
Here
Lauren
protects
her
as she
digs
deeper
into
the
case,
placing
her
own
life
in danger.
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