# Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)

> An evidence-driven documentary reopens a Mexican immigrant’s death in border custody, exposing the institutional stakes of accountability.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7535602

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Rick Rowley
- Cast: John Carlos Frey
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39222512/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: somber, urgent, disturbing, serious viewing, political documentary night

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