The Gatekeeper R

The Gatekeeper
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 43 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: April 6, 2010
  • Originally Released: 2002
  • Label: Screen Media

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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Directed by
Screenwriting by

Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten52%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 21

Spilled14%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 603
Rating: 3/5 -- A very personal and heartfelt film, if one that shows the strains of its low budget and strident desire to tell an Important Story.
Las Vegas Weekly
Sep 6, 2003
Rating: 3/5 -- While his instincts as a director could use some sharpening, Frey's performance and script, brought to life by a solid supporting cast, are both uncommonly smart. Full Review
TV Guide
Apr 2, 2004
Rating: 2/5 -- The film would be destined for limited interest even if it had a good script, which it didn't.
Filmcritic.com
Apr 23, 2004
Rating: 2/4 -- Suffers from a condition that afflicts most 'message' movies -- heavy-handed preachiness.
Los Angeles Daily News
Mar 19, 2004
This earnest, shoestring indie that makes use of some sharp location shooting and sympathetic performances to rise above its often awkward staging and writing. Full Review
L.A. Weekly
Mar 18, 2004
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Despite its flaws, The Gatekeeper will keep you engaged. Full Review
Miami Herald
Apr 30, 2004
The movie never rises above mediocrity and at times, devolves into amateurish histrionics.
Newark Star-Ledger
Apr 8, 2004

Product Description:

For border guard Adam Fields (John Carlos Frey), preventing Mexican immigrants from crossing over from Tijuana to the San Diego is a personal mission. He sees the potential illegal aliens as a scourge that could potential strip America of both its resources and its identity. His girlfriend's father involves him in a group that is determined to stop the flow of illegal aliens at any cost--but he hasn't told them his shameful secret...that he's half-Mexican. Adam's self-loathing sees him allowing the secret organization to put him in the position of going undercover with a group of real immigrants trying to cross the border in order to learn the secrets of their methods. Before the ordeal is through he'll be forced to come face to face with the unresolved issues he has regarding his background.

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  • UPC: 814838010328
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