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Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre

The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.

20097.61h 36m

Overview

Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Written by Cary Joji Fukunaga, Gabriel Nuncio
Produced by Amy Kaufman
Box Office0Revenue: $5.1M

Top Cast

Paulina Gaitán

Paulina Gaitán

Sayra

Edgar Flores

Edgar Flores

El Casper

Kristyan Ferrer

Kristyan Ferrer

El Smiley

Tenoch Huerta Mejía

Tenoch Huerta Mejía

Lil' Mago

Gerardo Taracena

Gerardo Taracena

Horacio

Memo Villegas

Memo Villegas

Orlando

Luis Fernando Peña

Luis Fernando Peña

El Sol

Diana García

Diana García

Martha Marlene

Gabino Rodríguez

Gabino Rodríguez

El Scarface

Héctor Jiménez

Héctor Jiménez

Leche/ Wounded Man

Themes & Keywords

rapestreet gangrivershowerchild murderfreight trainillegal immigrationkisshondurastravelgangmexican border

About Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre is a drama, action, thriller, crime film released in 2009 exploring themes of rape, street gang, river, shower, child murder, freight train. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, it stars Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer. Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.

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