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#so unlike in many films of this type there isn't a screamingly obvious course of action that they should have taken but unaccountably don't
abirdie
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Gael García Bernal in Desierto (2015, dir. Jonás Cuarón)
(these gifs also feature Alondra Hidalgo)
[other gael filmography gifsets]
#gael garcía bernal
#desierto
#ggb filmography gifs
#desierto 2015
#gael garcia bernal
#this is ultimately a pretty standard thriller of the being-chased-by-an-inexorable-killer type
#where the cast is picked off one by one until only the most conventionally physically attractive remain
#this is good news for gael's character
#on account of being played by gael
#i think this one is elevated by the setting both in terms of beauty (it is stunning) and by making effective plot use of it
#that apparently meant they were shooting two hours' drive away from the nearest towns with no cellphone reception etc.
#which may be why we don't see more films set here
#also elevated by the performances which are uniformly good
#also elevated by the themes (jeffrey dean morgan's antagonist is targeting migrants crossing the border)
#so we're back in the territory explored in documentaries like who is dayani cristal but this time as fictional thriller
#this film came out as the trump wall discourse was hotting up and that was naturally something that got talked about in interviews
#clever inclusion of antagonist's dog which effectively constrains what the characters could do to get out of the situation
#so unlike in many films of this type there isn't a screamingly obvious course of action that they should have taken but unaccountably don't
#still it remains a genre film sticking broadly to the conventions of that genre so the plot isn't going to astonish you
#i've still avoided giffing the most spoilery moments though
#tbh i suspect gael's character is still screwed at the end but then i think that's also the point (see: themes)
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