Highway Patrolman

1991 [SPANISH]

Crime / Drama

7
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 1105 1.1K

mexico patrol drug cartel

Plot summary

A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.

Director

Alex Cox Photo
Alex Cox

Top cast

Gerardo Zepeda Photo
Gerardo Zepeda as Guardian
Sergio Calderón Photo
Sergio Calderón as Pasajero Simon
Guillermo Ríos Photo
Guillermo Ríos as Teniente Perez
Mike Moroff Photo
Mike Moroff as Comandante Sanchez
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
960.72 MB
1280*720
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 2
1.93 GB
1920*1080
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles es  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Infofreak

One of Cox's finest movies - superb character study!

Alex Cox is one of the most original, brave and uncompromising directors to emerge from Britain in the last twenty years. Unfortunately it seems he has to fight tooth and nail to get his movies made, and when he manages to get them released they are virtually ignored. It's a shame that a second rate, audience pleasing hack like Guy Ritchie gets all the attention he does when he doesn't have a TENTH of the talent Cox has! Ever since Cox's second feature 'Sid And Nancy' his career has been a mess. His follow ups, the controversial political drama 'Walker', and the self indulgent spaghetti western homage 'Straight To Hell', almost killed stone dead any chance of mainstream Hollywood success. After a period in the wilderness he returned with his Mexican made 'Highway Patrolman', and it is his most polished, conventional and artistically successful movie to date. Sadly it hasn't reached a larger audience, though one wonders if Steven Soderbergh is a fan, as sections of his 'Traffic' (the good bits!) bear quite a striking resemblance to Cox's movie.Everything about 'Highway Patrolman' is superb - the script, the acting (especially Roberto Sosa in the title role of an idealistic young cop who must wrestle with his conscience), the editing and cinematography. The movie lacks Cox's trademark surreal subversiveness, so it is not all that representative of his output, but who cares when the results are as fine as this. An emotionally engaging, well crafted movie that any film maker should be proud to be responsible for. Try and see it!
Reviewed by ksf-2 7 / 10

a month in the life of Mexico highway patrol

We watch Pedro (Robert Sosa) , as he graduates highway patrol academy, and heads out to the roads of Mexico. His chiefs are only interested in the ticket quotas, and he doesn't seem to be making the totals. And then we see Pedro marry one of the first women he meets (Zaide Gutierréz), who is breaking the law, of course. Each day, he realizes that bribes are a natural part of business, but he is torn as to what is the right thing to do. If he follows the law, it holds up the drivers, waiting for the right paperwork... even the drivers would rather just pay the bribe and get on their way. Some very pretty scenes of various parts of Mexico. Also some blood and guts, when some thugs shoot Pedro up pretty badly, and kill his co-worker. Its like a biblical test of Job. Currently showing on "Fandor" channel. Pretty good. Entertaining. We kind of watch the narrative, and maybe sympathize with the difficulties of trying to be a good worker in Mexico, where regular rules don't really apply. Directed by British born Alex Cox. Mostly good stuff... my one complaint was the subtitles... they left out a WHOLE lot of stuff... some short comments, some swears. Still entertaining, but leaving that in would have been a nice touch of reality.
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