La frontera

You work the Texas border, skimming off the trafficking action. But a desperate mother crosses your path, selling her child. The game changes. Richardson lenses the moral tightrope of men in uniform. The film lingers in the dust.

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Tony Richardson directed La frontera in 1982. See Tony Richardson's full filmography, where to start with Tony Richardson, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tony Richardson.

La frontera was released in 1982 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.