Transpecos
This film follows a group of three men who work in a remote desert, They are engaged in insidious plot within their own team.
18 March 1953, Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
5 December 1982, Austin, Texas, USA
31 May 1955, Florida, USA
1948, North Carolina, USA
16 June 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 November 1986, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
September 09, 2016
A strong, memorable debut.September 09, 2016
The beginning of Austin director Greg Kwedar's debut feature, Transpecos, is a stunner.September 09, 2016
... retains an even-handed approach to its provocative subject matter and an evocative grasp of its harsh setting.February 28, 2017
Some of the intended moral heft goes astray in the heat and dust - but this is still a promising dry run for bigger things.September 08, 2016
An effectively moody, well-acted and impressively understated thriller by Greg Kwedar in his feature directing debut.March 22, 2017
A three-hander with distinctive performances, and starkly beautiful images conjured from the surrounding desert by cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron.September 08, 2016
The performances are all solid, especially Luna. And Kwedar's sense of place feels so authentic that you can taste the dust in the back of your throat when the end credits roll.September 09, 2016
Artfully made but wholly accessible for a mainstream audience, it features strong performances but no names in the cast who'll draw attention on their own.September 23, 2016
Transpecos, a remarkably assured first feature from director/co-writer Greg Kwedar, takes a simple story of cross-border drug smuggling and crafts a riveting drama in the scrubby Texas desert.September 08, 2016
Though rife with implausibilities, "Transpecos" is fortified by strong acting and a location whose desolate beauty is a gift to Jeffrey Waldron's serene camera.September 08, 2016
Low on budget but high on craft and intelligence, Transpecos is as stark yet rewarding as a West Texas landscape at sunset.September 23, 2016
A taut 86 minutes of moral dilemmas, a drug deal gone wrong and a very bad day in the lives of three border guards.