In his first feature film, Cary Fukunaga delivers a beautiful and powerful depiction of the lives of Central Americans crossing through Mexico to the United States border. Sin Nombre (Without Name) ...

World cinema has a head start when it comes to critical reception. As little islanders, anything spoken in a different language is imbued with a hint of ‘the other’ – that which must surely be more, ...

The topic of illegal immigration from Mexico can be a pretty heated one at times. But if you put politics aside, it's hard to deny the intrinsic hope and optimism that is often lost in the debate - ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was originally published as part of our coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. At different times, “Sin Nombre” is a harsh coming-of-age tale, a gripping ...

Drama. Starring Edgar Flores, Paulina Gaitan, Tenoch Huerta Mejia and Kristyan Ferrer. Directed by Cary Fukunaga. In Spanish with English subtitles. (R. 96 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The highest ...

In the shattered calm of the Mexican night, sitting atop a railroad tanker car, Cary Joji Fukunaga didn’t yet know that a man was being murdered. But he’d heard the screams, gunshots and shouts in ...

Tucked away in an alleyway lined with colorful milk crate tables and short black stools is a hidden gem that's making morning cafecito runs more exciting. Mercado Sin Nombre in East Austin recently ...

A big new talent arrives on the scene with “Sin nombre.” Writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s enthralling feature debut takes viewers into a shadow world inhabited by many but noticed by very few — ...

There is much strange beauty in the poverty and desperation captured by “Sin Nombre,” an evocative and impressive first feature from writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga tracing both the journey north ...

Sin Nombre is one of those gripping Mexican dramas that is so far removed from my life, I know I'm not taking as much from it as I should. The themes of retreat and escaping poverty are identifiable ...