Backyard (2009)

  • NR
  • 10/15/2009 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • 2h 2m

Overview

An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and comes to learn realities of these women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos that has ceased to care.

Sabina Berman

Screenplay

Carlos Carrera

Director

Cast

Ana de la Reguera's headshot

Ana de la Reguera

Blanca
Asur Zagada's headshot

Asur Zagada

Juana Sanchez
Marco Pérez's headshot

Marco Pérez

Fierro
Iván Cortes's headshot

Iván Cortes

Cutberto
Jimmy Smits's headshot

Jimmy Smits

Mickey Santos
Alejandro Calva's headshot

Alejandro Calva

Comandante
Joaquín Cosío's headshot

Joaquín Cosío

Peralta
Sayed Badreya's headshot

Sayed Badreya

El Sultán

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