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Get the Gringo
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
2012 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 96 min · Action · Thriller · Crime · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
The odds are against him. So is everyone else.
Crew
- Screenplay: Adrian Grünberg, Stacy Perskie
- Written by: Mel Gibson
- Cinematography: Benoît Debie
- Edited by: Steven Rosenblum
- Music: Antonio Pinto
- Production design: Bernardo Trujillo
- Produced by: Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie, Bruce Davey
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Driver
- Kevin Hernandez as Kid
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Javi
- Peter Stormare as Frank
- Jesús Ochoa as Caracas
- Roberto Sosa as Carnal
- Dolores Heredia as Kid's Mother
- Mario Zaragoza as Vasquez
- Peter Gerety as Embassy Guy
- Bob Gunton as Mr. Kaufmann
Production
- Country: United States of America, Mexico
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Icon Productions, Redrum
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $8,826,837
- Themes: prison, mexico, vacation, prison escape, corrupt system, mexican cartel, escape plan, trust issues, prison hierarchy, lawless society
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