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Sin Nombre

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2009 | 96 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Touch of Evil, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Sayra, an Indigenous Latina American teenage girl from Honduras, Central America, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Latino American gang members from Mexico, North America who have boarded the same USA-bound train.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    9 wins and 8 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 50K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga

  • Paulina GaitánSayra
  • Edgar FloresEl Casper
  • Kristyan FerrerEl Smiley
  • Tenoch Huerta MejíaLil' Mago
  • Gerardo TaracenaHoracio
  • Memo VillegasOrlando
  • Luis Fernando PeñaEl Sol
  • Diana GarcíaMartha Marlene
  • Gabino RodríguezEl Scarface
  • Héctor JiménezLeche/ Wounded Man