The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.|Mar. 20, 2009|Mexico|96 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Adventure;Crime;Drama;Reality;Romance;Thriller
Description: Willy, known as El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang in Tapachula, a Mexican town near the Guatemalan border. He initiates a young boy into the gang, who earns the nickname Smiley after a violent introduction. Casper later assists Smiley in completing his initiation by helping him kill a rival gang member.
Casper secretly dates a girl named Martha Marlen, keeping their relationship hidden to protect her safety. However, his secrecy raises suspicions among his gang members about his loyalty. When Martha follows Casper to a gang gathering, the gang leader, Lil Mago, escorts her out, despite Casper’s objections. Mago attempts to rape Martha but accidentally kills her. He later casually tells Casper to find another girl.
Soon after, Mago takes Casper and Smiley to La Bombilla, a spot along the train tracks where undocumented immigrants board trains heading to the United States. Among the migrants is a Honduran family, including a teenage girl named Sayra, her father, and her uncle, en route to relatives in New Jersey. Lil Mago, Casper, and Smiley rob the passengers, but when Mago tries to assault Sayra, Casper intervenes, killing Mago and sending Smiley away.
Smiley returns to the gang and reports Mago’s death. The new leader, El Sol, accuses Smiley of collusion. In an attempt to prove his loyalty, Smiley volunteers to hunt down Casper. As Casper travels on the train, he is shunned by other passengers, and some even attempt to throw him off. Sayra warns him and continues to approach him, ignoring her father’s warnings. Casper uses his knowledge of smuggling and evading the police to stay ahead of his pursuers.
Eventually, Casper earns the trust of Sayra’s family but decides to leave the train while they sleep. Unaware, Sayra follows him, while her father and uncle continue their journey.
Cast director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cast actor: Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Diana García, Luis Fernando Peña, Héctor Jiménez, Marcela Feregrino, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Tenoch Huerta
Original name: Sin nombre