"Sin Nombre" film preview

Girl: I under stand why your doing this trip but ... I still don't know why I should

Narrator: She was taking a chance to find a better life

Boy: There's nothing for you here, Sayra. Nothing.

Narrator: He was caught up in a world of brutality, but when he tried to leave his violent past behind, his own gang put a price on his head. And he met the one person who would change his life forever.

Girl: A psychic once told me ... you'll make it to the USA, not in God's hands ... but in the hands of the devil.

Narrator: From executive producers Diego Luna and Gallel Garcia Bernal comes the first film from one of cinema's most exciting new voices

Man: Sooner or later he'll appear. We'll spread the word.

Text: From Award-Winning Director Cary Fukunaga

Comes a journey into an unseen world

And an extraordinary Story of redemption, and faith.

Boy: Are you scared?

Girl: As long as I'm with you I'm fine.

Interview with Cary Fukunaga, Director, "Sin Nombre"

What was the inspiration behind "Sin Nombre"?

Director: I had made a short film called Vitoria Parachino that also was about immigration. It was about a group of immigrants that were abandoned in a trailer in Vitoria, Texas. And while researching that story I learned about what central Americans have to go through to cross Mexico, and I leaned about the trains, and I learned about the gangs, and the sort of Wild West, Mad Max world that was happening just south of our border, and I thought it would make a fascinating film.

How did you conduct your research?

Director: I went down to Mexico a couple of times over the two and a half years I was developing the project. And the first trip being the most informative in sort of an all encompassing way, I spent a lot of time in prisons with gang members, also in train yards and shelters with immigrants.

Why did you choose a feature film instead of a documentary?

Director: I love documentaries, but I think that fictional films have a wider audience, and I think as a filmmaker you want as many people to see your films as possible. Otherwise you wouldn't make it. Inherently, it's a medium for the audience, and so I just want people to see the film.

How has the audience reacted to Sin Nombre?

Director: It's always hard to sense what the reaction to the film is. You hear from your friends and your people, so its usually positive, but I think the general vibe is that its been well received so far. I think critically its been well received, as well. So, its been great.