Backyard El Traspatio – Backyard
Backyard
Year: 2009
Country: Mexico
Genre: Drama/Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Director: Carlos Carrera
Mark: 1 to 5 [3]
Plot: Blanca Bravo is a policewoman trained at the Police Academy in Mexico City. She is young, strong stern and idealistic. Upon her arrival in Ciudad Juárez, she has to cope with the string of murdered women, two each month in average, all of them young and pretty, most of them workers from the maquiladoras. Public opinion talks about a serial killer. In another story, Juanita Sánchez comes from Cintalapa, Chiapas, to work in the maquila. She is 18, hardworking and humorous. In just three months she turns into a selfassertive woman, learns modern patterns of thought in the maquiladora and finds herself a boyfriend, Cutberto, who has a house of his own. There is a promising future ahead of her. Pure chance – the way chance plays in a society where violence is entitled – throws a shadow upon her bright destiny.
Personal View: What can I say about this movie? Well nothing says more than this: “Mexican Cold Case”. Nice one, nice history but is like watching Cold Case in Spanish audio.
That’s all folks ;*