The Gatekeeper (2002)
- Director(s):
- John Carlos Frey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Gatekeeper
Adam Fields (John Carlos Frey, who also wrote, directed, and produced the film) is a law enforcement agent patrolling the Mexican border outside San Diego. He's harboring two dangerous secrets. His bosses don't know that he belongs to a racist, right wing vigilante group called National Patrol, that harasses and assaults illegals as they try to cross the border. His confederates in the National Patrol don't know that his own mother is Mexican. Adam, who easily passes for Caucasian, doesn't tell anyone about his mother, a former prostitute. Frustrated with the border patrol's efforts to curtail border crossings, Adam and the shock jock leader of National Patrol, Jack Green (J. Patrick McCormack), come up with a scheme to embarrass the border patrol into taking their concerns more seriously. Adam will go undercover as a Mexican and cross the border into the states to show how easy it is, while capturing everything on a hidden video camera. Adam pays to be brought over, but once in the U.S., the scheme goes horribly awry, and Adam winds up stuck with a hapless group of illegals, forced to work for ruthless criminals at a crystal meth lab. Unable to escape, he gets a firsthand look at the hardships the illegal immigrants endure. Frey tried to sell his script for The Gatekeeper to a Hollywood studio, but, unwilling to compromise his vision, eventually decided to finance the film himself. The Gatekeeper was shown at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival and at the 2002 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where it won the Phoenix Award. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast of The Gatekeeper
- Director(s):
- John Carlos Frey
- Writer(s):
- John Carlos Frey
- Producer(s):
- Joseph Hogan, Connie Dolph, John Carlos Frey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Drug Content, Violence, Sexual Situations)
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