The current deluge of the thousands of children coming across the US/Mexican border is creating an even greater chasm than existed before on the topic of immigration. While the insults are being flung from all sides, one thing remains the same, people are dying. The question of whether the U.S. should help the children or send them back is bringing back an era of hatred. But even before this wave of children coming over, the one thing no one seemed to want to focus on were the thousands of men, women and children who have have perished while crossing the border, a border is rife with tragedy and very little understanding. Magnolia Pictures’ Frontera has enlisted the talents of Michael Pena, Eva Longoria and Academy Award® nominees Ed Harris and Amy Madigan to put human faces to the “border problem”.
Frontera is currently available on demand and will have its theatrical release on September 5th.
Frontera directed and co-written by Michael Berry examines both sides of the complex issues of immigration and human trafficking that deeply affect both the U.S. and Mexico. It shows that a border might divide two countries, but can’t divide humanity, for good or bad, we are all part of the problem and the solution. “The story of Frontera might raise questions and serve as a reminder that there are human beings on both sides of the line being affected by these issues every day,” say Berry.
Set along the tumultuous Arizona-Mexico border, Frontera follows Miguel (Michael Peña), a hardworking father and devoted husband who crosses the border illegally and is wrongfully accused of murdering the wife of a former sheriff (Ed Harris). Miguel’s pregnant wife (Eva Longoria) lands in the hands of corrupt Mexican “Coyote” smugglers as she tries to help her husband, while the ex-lawman investigates his wife’s death and unearths evidence that could destroy one family’s future. “At the core of it, it’s a love story between my character and Michael Pena character,” says Longoria.
Frontera is production of Ocean Blue Entertainment and is being released by Magnolia Pictures. Producers: Bill Andrews, Tracy K. Price, Alex Witherill, Mike Witherill. Co-written by Michael Berry and Louis Moulinet. Cast: Michael Pena, Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Amy Madigan, Aden Young, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Daniel Zacapa.
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