Highway Patrolman Movie Review 1991

Young Pedro Rojas (Sosa) has just graduated from the National Highway Patrol Academy and he and best friend Anibal (Bichir) have been assigned to the isolated roads of northern Durango. He quickly learns that most of the people he stops for minor violations are too poor to pay for licenses and fines. What Pedro does get is a wife, Griselda (Gutierrez), who's soon complaining about Pedro's meager wages. Pedro's resistance to bribery begins to weaken and he becomes more depressed as his ideals are destroyed and his rage increases. Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from Mexican.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mexico, Cops, Marriage, Motor Vehicle Dept., Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Lorenzo O'Brien

Cast

Roberto Sosa, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche

Cinematography

Miguel Garzon

Director

Alex Cox

Music

Zander Schloss

Producer

Lorenzo O'Brien, Ultra Films, Together Brothers Productions, Boulevard Films