Backyard

An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and comes to learn realities of these women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos that has ceased to care.

Country:

Mexico

Genre:

Thriller,

Crime,

Drama,

Mystery

Duration:

122 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Carlos Carrera

Cast:

Blanca

Juana Sanchez

Fierro

Cutberto

Mickey Santos

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Costume Designer