El Gringo (2012)
Popularity3.5/5
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Directors
Eduardo Rodriguez
Cast
Scott Adkins, Yvette Yates, Christian Slater, Israel Islas, Erando González, Sofía Sisniega
The story
Following an ambush in which he is wounded, and his undercover DEA partners are killed, The Man escapes into Mexico with a case holding two million dollars, and arrives in the dusty town of El Fronteras. He faces danger from the local sheriff and his thugs, a local drug cartel, his checkered past and his former DEA boss.
Genres
Action, Drama, action film, crime film, thriller film
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