In his first feature film, Cary Fukunaga delivers a beautiful and powerful depiction of the lives of Central Americans crossing through Mexico to the United States border. Sin Nombre (Without Name) ...

“Sin Nombre” premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the directing award and the cinematography award. indieWIRE‘s review of the film at Sundance sets up the plot of the film: ...

The topic of illegal immigration from Mexico can be a pretty heated one at times. But if you put politics aside, it's hard to deny the intrinsic hope and optimism that is often lost in the debate - ...

World cinema has a head start when it comes to critical reception. As little islanders, anything spoken in a different language is imbued with a hint of ‘the other’ – that which must surely be more, ...

Drama. Starring Edgar Flores, Paulina Gaitan, Tenoch Huerta Mejia and Kristyan Ferrer. Directed by Cary Fukunaga. In Spanish with English subtitles. (R. 96 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The highest ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of our coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. At different times, “Sin Nombre” is a harsh coming-of-age tale, a gripping ...

Most films that deal with border issues focus on immigrants and immigration along the California or Texas state lines. But the new film "Sin Nombre" (opening April 3 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) ...

While all independent filmmaking projects could be considered dangerous in these economic times, what young American director Cary Joji Fukunaga had to do to make “Sin Nombre” is a more literal ...

A big new talent arrives on the scene with “Sin nombre.” Writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s enthralling feature debut takes viewers into a shadow world inhabited by many but noticed by very few — ...

There is much strange beauty in the poverty and desperation captured by “Sin Nombre,” an evocative and impressive first feature from writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga tracing both the journey north ...