From Mexico with Love Page #4

Synopsis: Hector, a young Mexican national and border-crossing migrant farm laborer, has boxing abilities just like his late father had. He could perhaps be good if he learned to think along with his pummeling, then he could do better for his ailing mother than pull in a few side dollars from small-time, illegal gambling fights. Getting on the bad side of racist Texas farmer Big Al and his cocky, pugilist son Robert, puts Hector in touch with an alcoholic trainer named Billy who, nevertheless, can teach him to be better. It all comes down to an arranged, high-stakes match between Hector and the 20-pounds more muscular Robert in which Hector's only hope is to demonstrate he can keep his head in the game.
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Jimmy Nickerson
Production: Roadside Attractions
 
IMDB:
5.3
PG-13
Year:
2009
96 min
$505,606
Website
24 Views


Go on!

This half I earned.

The rest came from these.

This ain't boxing.

Hey, Billy, what the hell

do you think people want?

They want titans.

They want blood, they want action.

That's what puts asses in the seats.

Then you should have built

a goddamn wrestling ring.

Wait, Billy, you're quitting?

You let him go!

I'm tired to death

of your old-school bullshit!

Billy!

Wow.

Never been in here before.

You have no reason to come here.

Yeah, but now that you're here,

maybe you can fix the toilet

and get the water pressure working

in the showers.

- Hector.

- No.

Or maybe we can come up

and use your pool.

He's only joking.

Hector,

Robert has something for you.

What's this?

Fifty bucks.

You earned it in the ring yesterday.

Isn't that great?

Thanks, bro.

I don't need your charity.

Robert, I'm sorry.

He didn't mean it.

I'll give it to him.

No problem.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Why do you do that?

He was just trying to help.

Why were you riding with him?

I went back to get your mom's inhaler.

She dropped it in the fields.

He gave me a ride back.

It's no big deal!

These people play games, Maria.

You know about games, don't you?

Oh, you're an ass.

You'll fit right in.

Take it. This is for your mom.

Hey, I just saw...

I just saw Ro--

This farm's going to be in the red

this keeps up.

The boss ain't gonna like it.

We got to crack the whip.

It's the third goddamn time

this week.

How much we short?

About sixteen buckets.

But it's very hot, seor.

I don't give a good goddamn

how hot it is!

The way you Pepes pick,

the crops are gonna rot

before you get to them.

Now we're only paying

per bucket from now on.

We get paid by the day, sir.

That was your deal.

Not anymore, son.

Hey.

It's bullshit.

No te puedes, no te puedes.

Hey, whose sorry-ass work is this?

It's mine.

I'm sorry. My mom's sick.

Well, then she shouldn't be

in my goddamn fields!

That's not even half day's work!

She didn't make but half the load.

Listen, Chico, you keep this up,

I'll have your Mama shoveling sh*t

with you out in the field,

'cause it seems to be

about all your family's worth!

Damn!

Damn it!

Sorry, Tito.

Tito, sorry, man.

I'm sorry.

You didn't want to take my money,

and now you've got nothing.

What, no smart comeback?

Get this piece of sh*t out of here.

Hey, pinche mojado...

you ever set foot

on this property again,

I'll deport every one of your people.

You understand me?

I'll deport

every goddamn one of them.

Would you control your animals?

Come on, let me go!

No! Get your hands off me!

No! I'm not going in there!

I'm not going in there!

Let me go!

Hey! Let me out!

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