Tejano

2018 1h 28m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

ThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Desperate for money to save his sick grandfather, a South Texas farmhand resorts to the extreme: he breaks his own arm to smuggle a cast made of cocaine across the Mexican border.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Mackie
Javi
Roland Uribe
Arturo
Mayra Leal
Lorena
Adrian Gonzalez
Adelio
Emma Perez-Trevino
Gloria
Glynn Praesel
Mr. Widmer
Brian Bogart
Duke Widmer
Judd Farris
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Blue Garcia
Writers: Kyle Bogart, David Blue Garcia
Languages: English, Spanish

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Blue Garcia, shot by David Blue Garcia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shiraz Jafri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Patrick Mackie and Roland Uribe and Mayra Leal carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Blue Garcia directs. David Blue Garcia behind the camera. Darren Morze scores. Shiraz Jafri cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by David Blue Garcia, shot by David Blue Garcia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Darren Morze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shiraz Jafri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Patrick Mackie and Roland Uribe and Mayra Leal carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt8257900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.