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RUNTIME
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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Border Hunters
"If you're not an asset, you're a target."
2025 1h 22m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 59
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
“If you're not an asset, you're a target.”
Cast
Dean Norris
Abraham
Julio Macias
Andro
Danforth Comins
Jake
Ramón Medina
Nando
Pía Sanz
Angelica
Eligio Meléndez
Ezekiel
Christina Urias
Tracy
Luis Velázquez
Gato
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ruben Islas
- Writers
- Pedro Fernandez
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released last year.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ruben Islas, shot by Istvan Lettang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Sam Reyes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dean Norris and Julio Macias and Danforth Comins carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "If you're not an asset, you're a target.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ruben Islas directs. Istvan Lettang behind the camera. Sam Reyes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released last year.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Ruben Islas, shot by Istvan Lettang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Sam Reyes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Dean Norris and Julio Macias and Danforth Comins carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "If you're not an asset, you're a target.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt32565484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Istvan Lettang
- Editing
- Sam Reyes
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Ruben Islas
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Grandave Capital
US
Key crew
- ProducerDanforth Comins
- ProducerAdan Garay
- ProducerRuben Islas
- EditorSam Reyes
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- absurd
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-10-20· Newport Beach Film Festival
- Digital2025-11-18R
Also known as
International titles
- Gringo HunterUS
