'Gravity' director Alfonso Cuaron's new film 'Desierto' follows Mexican immigrants as they try to illegal cross the border into the US. Photo: ReutersA Mexican director's intense thriller of immigrants pursued by a xenophobic gunman as they try to cross the border into the United States is opening just as the subject of immigration plays a leading role in the US presidential election. Desierto, written and directed by Jonas Cuaron and out in US theaters, follows the high-stakes journey that a group of Mexicans embark on to cross the border into the United States illegally. Cuaron, the son of Oscar-winning Gravity filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, said it was "wonderful that this film could be part of the discussion in the United States at that level." In contrast, Trump launched his presidential campaign with a vow to build a wall on the US-Mexican border and has said he would insist that the United States' southern neighbor pay for it.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 13, 2016 07:41 UTC