POV

Premiere Date: August 20, 2002

Synopsis

Someone is killing the young women of Juárez, Mexico. Since 1993, over 270 young women have been raped and murdered in a chillingly consistent and brazen manner. Authorities ignore pleas for justice from the victims’ families and the crimes go unpunished. Most disturbingly, evidence of government complicity remains ininvestigated as the killings continue to this day. Crafting a film that is both a poetic meditation and a mystery, Lourdes Portillo’s Señorita Extraviada is a haunting investigation into an unspeakable crime wave amid the disorders and corruption of one of the biggest border towns in the world.

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by Jonnie Wright

Watched the movie Bordertown about la ciudad de Juarez, absolutly horrifying to realize how easily people turn their head in the name of money. I had read and article on the movie in May of 2009 in a local spanish publication. (kansas city, kansas) I requested the movie from the library and got a chance to watch it. You see I am a bilingual Head Start teacher from Kansas and was un aware til this article of the devastation the familes of Juarez are living due to the loss of their teenage girls whom only seek to help their families by working in these factories. I would be intersted in more informationon the subject as well as knowing the compaies involved. My prayers are with the familiesof Juarez. Jonnie