I Am Nero (2016)

  • NR
  • 02/16/2016 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 2h

Overview

The border fence between Mexico and the United States is part of their lives; Mexican youths use it as a volleyball net on the beach, holding their own kind of international matches with their opposite numbers on the other side. When Nero scales the metres-high metal bars we suspect that he has done this often before: because nothing is going to divert him from his dream of becoming a US citizen. He follows the traces of his older brother which lead him to Los Angeles and the mansions of the rich and famous where he gazes incredulously at this very different lifestyle with its pools and double garages that he soon hopes will be his. His only chance of quickly acquiring a green card, however, is by volunteering for military service. Before he knows it, Nero finds himself in the desert landscape of the war zones of the Middle East, fighting for his citizenship with a machine gun in his hand.

Rafi Pitts

Director, Writer

Răzvan Rădulescu

Writer

Cast

Johnny Ortiz's headshot

Johnny Ortiz

Nero
Rory Cochrane's headshot

Rory Cochrane

Sergeant McCloud
Aml Ameen's headshot

Aml Ameen

Bronx
Darrell Britt-Gibson's headshot

Darrell Britt-Gibson

Michael Harney's headshot

Michael Harney

Seymour
Richie Stephens's headshot

Richie Stephens

MP1

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