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The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

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U.S. Marines kill an 18-year-old U.S. student near the Mexican border in 1997.

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The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

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Mike Hale New York Times 10/19/2020
[The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández] puts the killing in the context of geopolitics. Go to Full Review Robert Koehler Variety 10/19/2020
Wide range of interviewed witnesses, legal and investigative experts is impressive, as is the depth of the pic's human portraits. Go to Full Review Jeremy Goren Remezcla 04/06/2021
Fitzgerald really cut it together well. There's a compelling progression to the story, and he got so many people with so much to say that the film doesn't get tiresome. Go to Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly 10/19/2020
It offers an urgent contribution to the raging debate over the physical and psychological divides separating the U.S. from its neighbor to the south. Go to Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) 05/15/2020
You get a very complete picture, with no voices left out. It takes a slight propaganda drip at the end, which I found unfortunate, but it doesn't invalidate the rest of the film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/02/2008 A well-done documentary on the human costs of militarizing the U.S./Mexican border with armed soldiers trained for combat and little else. See more Read all reviews
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Kieran Fitzgerald

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Narrator

Brendan Fitzgerald

Producer

Peter Gilbert

Executive Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis U.S. Marines kill an 18-year-old U.S. student near the Mexican border in 1997.
Director
Kieran Fitzgerald
Producer
Brendan Fitzgerald
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 21, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m