# Sin Nombre (2009)

> A Honduran teenager's dangerous passage through Mexico collides with the violent escape of a former gang member.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12759

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast: Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Gerardo Taracena, Memo Villegas, Luis Fernando Peña, Diana García
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127715/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, tense, compassionate, serious movie night, social issue film discussion

## Synopsis

A gripping journey of hope and desperation unfolds as a young girl seeks a better life.

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