Synopsis
Arnulfo Rubio, a young Mexican, works with a gringo barely older than himself to smuggle weapons from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel. We follow him buying weapons, crossing borders and during his almost familial encounters with middle-men and clients. What Arnulfo does not know is that for some time he has been under surveillance by agent Hank Harris. Harris is a member of US law enforcement organisation ATF, an agency notorious for its dubious methods when it comes to combating Mexican drug cartels. One day Harris makes a fateful mistake; Arnulfo panics and decides to take the agent hostage and hand him over to his clients in Mexico. During their long road trip from Arizona to Culiacan the two very different men begin – albeit awkwardly – to warm to each other. But no sooner do they arrive at their destination than events come thick and fast. An inexorable spiral of violence is unleashed and their fates soon become inextricably intertwined. Catalan première
* Festivals and awards
Best First Feature Award in Berlinale / Best Mexican Film in Guadalajara / Best Director in Tessalonika / Best Actor and Best First Film in Lima / CPH PIX / San Sebastián
Filmmaker
Gabriel Ripstein
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(Mèxic, 1972). El fill d’Arturo Ripstein ha ocupat càrrecs importants en empreses com Sony i Altavista Films abans de debutar com a director amb 600 Millas.
Filmography: 600 millas (2016)
