Soy Nero (2016)
The border fence between Mexico and the United States is part of their lives; Mexican youths use it as a volleyball net on the beach, holding their own kind of international matches with their opposite numbers on the other side. When Nero scales the metres-high metal bars we suspect that he has done this often before: because nothing is going to divert him from his dream of becoming a US citizen. He follows the traces of his older brother which lead him to Los Angeles and the mansions of the rich and famous where he gazes incredulously at this very different lifestyle with its pools and double garages that he soon hopes will be his. His only chance of quickly acquiring a green card, however, is by volunteering for military service. Before he knows it, Nero finds himself in the desert landscape of the war zones of the Middle East, fighting for his citizenship with a machine gun in his hand.
Director: Rafi Pitts
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Johnny Ortiz as Nero |
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Rory Cochrane as Sergeant McCloud |
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Aml Ameen as Bronx |
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Darrell Britt-Gibson as Compton |
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Michael Harney as Seymour |
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Richie Stephens as MP1 |
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Ian Casselberry as Jesus |
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Khleo Thomas as Mohammed |
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Kyle Davis as Armstrong |
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Chloe Farnworth as Freedom |
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Rosa Isela Frausto as Mercedes |
| Directing | Rafi Pitts | Director |
| Writing | Răzvan Rădulescu | Writer |
| Writing | Rafi Pitts | Writer |
| Production | Nicolás Celis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sebastián Celis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Rita Dagher | Producer |
| Production | Martin Hampel | Producer |
| Production | Thanassis Karathanos | Producer |
| Production | Georges Schoucair | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Danielle Anezin | Editor |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Production Design |
| Art | Malek Jahan Khazai | Production Design |
| Art | Jacob Alsbrook | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexis Scott | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jorge Fuentes | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Kukla | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Graczyk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Tobias Bilz | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Lars Ginzel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Daniel Iribarren | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Christos Karamanis | Director of Photography |