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SummaryThis true-to-life drama, based on Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Border Patrol reports as well as countless first hand accounts of hopeful migrant struggles, depicts the current civil unrest occurring at the U.S. Mexican Border. (Gatekeeper Productions)

Directed By:John Carlos Frey

Written By:John Carlos Frey

The Gatekeeper

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Metascore
48
21% Positive
3 Reviews
64% Mixed
9 Reviews
14% Negative
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70
Los Angeles Times
Has a certain stiffness and awkwardness at the start, but this deeply personal work steadily grows more powerful and eloquent, creating a tragic vision of the plight of illegal aliens that transcends its melodramatic elements.
63
Boston Globe
Isn't the most seductive film ever made about border life or undocumented immigrants, but in a way it's unfair to compare it to such artistic triumphs as ''Touch of Evil,'' ''El Norte,'' ''Lone Star,'' and ''Traffic.''
60
The New York Times
Though the film is far from polished, the force of its significance to Mr. Frey, as well as the urgency of its political message, give it some genuine impact.
50
Village Voice
The DIY approach entails significant limitations, including barely TV-quality visuals and the Seagal-like stiffness of Frey's performance, but the truly hellish portrayal of the workers' post-crossing indentured servitude in a meth lab makes up for a sluggish opening act.
50
Austin Chronicle
Suffers from Frey’s diluted multitasking. The director, writer, and star are not equally talented.
40
Chicago Reader
Thematically the film starts off like “The Believer,” Henry Bean's 2001 drama about an anti-Semitic Jew, and winds up like “Sullivan's Travels” without the comedy.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a movie you want to like, but its sometimes laughably bad execution makes that difficult.
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  • Gatekeeper Productions
Mar 19, 2004
1 h 43 m
R
Phoenix Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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