# Borrego (2022)

> A botanist stranded in the desert must outlast an inexperienced drug mule and the criminal danger surrounding his crashed plane.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/515588

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Jesse Harris
- Cast: Lucy Hale, Nicholas Gonzalez, Leynar Gomez, Jorge A. Jimenez, Olivia Trujillo, Edward J. Bentley, Brendan McNamee, Jaime Aymerich
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12676006/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, bleak, claustrophobic, late night thriller viewing, desert movie marathon

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