Sign In

Calavera Highway

(Calavera Highway)
7.6/ 10
Details
Original Title : Calavera Highway
Time : 88 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2010
Director : Renee Tajima-Pena
Writer : Armando Peña, Renee Tajima-Pena
Producer : Evangeline Griego, Renee Tajima-Pena
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : When ARMANDO and CARLOS PENA set off to carry their mother's ashes back to South Texas and reunite with their brothers, the road reveals more than they bargained for. Calavera Highway (Skeleton Highway), traces the odyssey of two brothers ...See moreWhen ARMANDO and CARLOS PENA set off to carry their mother's ashes back to South Texas and reunite with their brothers, the road reveals more than they bargained for. Calavera Highway (Skeleton Highway), traces the odyssey of two brothers as they decipher their family's story-why their mother ROSA was outcast by her own family, and what happened to their father PEDRO, who disappeared during the notorious 1954 U.S. government deportation program, "Operation Wetback," in which over a million Mexican and Mexican Americans were forced across the border. A sweeping story of a family of seven men grappling with the meaning of masculinity, fatherhood, and a legacy of rootless beginnings. Written by Renee Tajima-Peña See less Read more: Plot summary

Trailers

Loading Trailers...
Checking trailers availability...