Bordertown (2007)

BORDERTOWN (DVD MOVIE) Product Description

Bordertown

Arrived in great condition and on time.
Great movie
Thank you July 18, 2008

Predatory corporatism & predatory men.

I didn't know a thing about this powerful film before a friend of mine in Mexico City alerted me to it. We usually hear everything about what's going on in the life of Jennifer Lopez, but her starring role in this film was largely ignored. After watching it, I understood why; "Bordertown" addresses issues that the ruling elite don't want us to think about - NAFTA, so-called "free" trade, violence against women, political corruption, a subservient press Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media, class war and so forth.
Contrary to the criticism of one reviewer that the politics of the film are "confused," the politics are actually quite clear and accurate. Female workers in towns like Juarez are being treated like slaves, and the wealth of their labor is being concentrated in the hands of the corporations that moved there to avoid taxes, labor concerns and environmental regulations. The result is a dysfunctional dystopia of crime, violence and poor health.
To further explore these issues, I'd recommend:
The Fourth World War
Class War: The Attack On Working People (Spoken Word)
The Corporation
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
On the Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad Juarez
No One Is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Nacla Report on the Americas
The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy
Latin America: From Colonization to Globalization

July 13, 2008

One of the best !!!!

A very disturbing movie that we all should take our time to watch.
Outstanding acting and a story that we all should stop in front off and appreciate how luck we are that we leave in countries there we can take the "bad guys" to justices. There is so many countries where women are not protected in the society and this movie only shows as one country.

Very strong movie that should touch us all at heart, man and woman.
June 29, 2008

Boarder Town

Bordertown where "Enough" meets "Traffic". This movie is a must, must , must see !!!!It gives a very informative,accurate and dramatic presentation of the exploitation of women currently going on along the US/Mexican Border. Bordertowns, like Tijuana and Juarez are set up by the complicity of Multinational Conglomerates, Corporations and the US and Mexican Governments,and legalized and endorsed by NAFTA,the Free trade agreement. The conditions have been created and sanctioned for legal exploitation of women. The economic policies created by NAFTA, are created for corporate profits, motivated by greed and have no provision for workers rights. Poverty and taxes move these women to these "bordertowns", away from their homes and family where they are forced to live in "ghettos" set up by by the various conglomerates. As strangers to their environment they are isolated and invisible, forced into submissive labor and to conditions which make them invisible to society, governments and the world. The US and Mexican Governments have chosen profits over womens right and have once again created conditions for exploitative labor that was criminalized in the US in 1908.Women are "chosen" over men for these indentured position since they are less likely to be "seen" , complain and unrecognized as human beings. Bordertowns have created the condition for these women to literally disappear into these ghettos and factories and find themselves vulnerable for any and all forms of exploitation; including sex trade, murders, forced pornography ,organized crime. Anyone looking to exploit,rape, harm and kill women. Ms Jennifer Lopez deserves recognition for a great and intense performance. The film chronicles the work of a reporter( Ms. Lopez) sent by a Chicago newspaper to investigate the systematic disappearance of the Women in Juarez. AS this reporter starts to uncover the truth, she realizes the magnitude of the complicity of Corporations, Conglomerates and Governments for profit. This then becomes her own personal journey to find her true self and her life's purpose. . As she tries to expose the truth she realizes that she has become a target since she becomes a threat both Governments and Corporate interest and puts her own life in jeopardy. June 13, 2008

Unbelievable

The movie was great but Jennifer Lopez character was hard to swallow.
Her acting wasn't good in this movie. I was surprised at Antonio Banderas' character. I didn't know that was him at first. Good movie! May 9, 2008

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