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Alta Valley
USA 2022
produced by Jesse Edwards, Joel Edwards, Daniel Kiedis (executive) for Evolve Studios
directed by Jesse Edwards
starring Briza Covarrubias, Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Micah Fitzgerald, Paula Miranda, Paulette Lamori, Ricardo Herranz, Oscar Balderrama, David Ogle, Danny Arroyo, Charles Robinson, Antonio Lexerot, Jeron Bray, Noah Collins, Josh Futcher, Tiffany K. Morales, Craig Rapacki, Todd Rulapaugh, Doralina Chavez, Harold Skow, Esteban Cueto, Dave Martinez, Allia Ramirez, Casey Fuller, Dan Fowlks, Danny Fehsenfeld, Omar Castillo, Andrew Rush, Jacquelyn Guzmán, Nan Weber, Clay Trimble, Stephan Watson, Jessica Staples, Dave Westwood, Jared Wells, Blackhawk Waters, Elise Hoehn, Stryker Henry, Shady Henry, Kye Tanner, Dante Bullshields, Erick Adrian Perez, Mikkel Brown, Blake Hansen
written by Jesse Edwards, music by Ryan Taubert
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Young Navajo-Mexican Lupe's (Briza Covarrubias) mother Adamina (Paula
Miranda) is suffering from brain cancer, and only expensive surgery could
save her - but that's money Lupe and her family just don't have. However,
Lupe learns that her dad Carl (Micah Fitzgerald) who she never knew was
still alive is filthy rich, and even though he and Adamina have broken up
years ago on not exactly amicable terms, it might be worth a shot. So Lupe
heads for Alta Valley, the land Carl apparently owns - but on the way
there gets into a shoot out between feisty rodeo rider Maddy (Allee Sutton
Hethcoat) and local gangster boss Antonio's (Ricardo Herranz) men, and is
more or less forced to make a getaway with Maddy. Fleeing from Antonio's
men, the two women befriend each other and Maddy agrees to help Lupe on
her quest - after all, it sounds straightforward enough, a girl asking her
dad for money she needs to save her mother's life - what could go wrong?
Pretty much everything it turns out, as not only doesn't Carl buy Lupe's
story, he also thinks she's after the deed for Alta Valley, which is
actually signed to Adamina and not to him, and that on the eve of him
trying to sell the land to an oil company, even though it's
Navajo-territory. Carl is quick to lock up the two girls so they won't
spoil his deal, and even plans to execute them. Fortunately the girls
manage to escape, but not so fortunately they soon find themselves between
a rock and a hard place, as not only are Carl and his goons after them,
there's also that unfinished business with Antonio's men ... I
will say this movie has a bit of a slow start that tries to hammer its
point home too early and too bluntly - but what develops on this premise
is a very light-footed and very entertaining modern day western, one that
combines a very likeable message with plenty of action and excitement and
that's carried by two relatable lead characters And add to this a pretty
strong ensemble cast, and one just cannot but marvel at the exterior
locations, and you've got yourself just a pretty good movie.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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