Sin Nombre

"The greatest sin of all is risking nothing."

2009 1h 36m ES

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 807

DramaActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.”

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Cast

Paulina Gaitán
Sayra
Edgar Flores
El Casper
Kristyan Ferrer
El Smiley
Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Lil' Mago
Gerardo Taracena
Horacio
Memo Villegas
Orlando
Luis Fernando Peña
El Sol
Diana García
Martha Marlene

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Mexico, United States of America.

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ERA

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Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luis Carballar 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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Paulina Gaitán and Edgar Flores and Kristyan Ferrer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1127715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cary Joji Fukunaga directs. Adriano Goldman behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Luis Carballar cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Mexico, United States of America.
3Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, shot by Adriano Goldman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Luis Carballar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paulina Gaitán and Edgar Flores and Kristyan Ferrer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.".
8IMDB entry: tt1127715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "rape", "street gang", "river", "shower".