Immigrants Cross A Border Unaware They're On A Deadly Route Ruled By A Psychopath

The movie begins with a truck  driving through the desert, carrying 14 people in the back. It turns out that these are Mexican immigrants illegally crossing the US border in search of a better life. Among them is a man named Moises, who is holding a teddy bear; the toy is  making sounds and he doesn't know how to turn it off.

A man instructs him to press its  tummy, and it immediately stops making noise. Unfortunately, while driving across a barren expanse of desert, the truck suddenly breaks down. The driver, Lobo, gets out to check, and asks the immigrant group if any of them can repair the truck.

Moises raises his hand and claims that he is a mechanic. He approaches the front of the truck to inspect the engine, and discovers that the engine has  been destroyed and cannot be repaired. With no other option, Lobo suggests that  they continue their journey on foot through the badlands.

One of his friends, Mechas, warns that it’s a dangerous route where an entire gang was recently slaughtered. However, Lobo reassures him that they were killed as a result of drug dealings with cartel members. Mechas is still hesitant, but Lobo eventually convinces him by promising him more money.

He then points the immigrants in the direction of the United States and asks all of them to get off the truck. The group now has no choice, but to walk across  the desert to get to their destination. Elsewhere in the desert, we see an American man named Sam driving a truck while drinking alcohol.

He is accompanied by his beloved, fierce dog, Tracker, and the two have  set out to find a rabbit for lunch. Shortly after, the immigrants arrive at the  frontier, which is covered with barbed wire. Lobo reveals that now, they will be stepping into the United States.

He emphasizes the need  for caution and says that if they hear even the slightest sound, they must immediately hide. The group agrees, and they cross the barrier  one by one, making it to the other side. In another scene, we see Sam grab his  rifle, and fire at a figure in the distance.

The gunshot echoes throughout the  area, causing tension among the immigrants, who seek refuge in a field covered with  cactus and rolling shrubs. However, it turns out that Sam had only  killed a rabbit for his meal. After a while, the group believes the  threat has passed and sits down to rest, drinking some water.

During this time, a man harasses an immigrant named Adela  and attempts to flirt with her. She claims that he is not her husband, and that her parents only asked him to look after her. Seeing this, Moises intervenes and distracts the man to prevent him from crossing his limits.

The group then gets up and resumes their journey. Meanwhile, Sam is driving through the same area,  right when he encounters a patrol officer. The latter asks him what he is doing so close to the  border and if he has a permit.

Sam laughs it off and wonders if he needs a permit just to hunt  rabbits, so the officer says he doesn't. Here, Sam claims that he had filed a report about  illegal immigrants infiltrating this area, and questions whether the cops  conducted any investigation. The officer responds that he is unaware of the  situation, which appears to frustrate Sam.

In the next scene, the immigrants have  been split into two groups. One group, led by Lobo, is moving quickly, and has gotten  quite far ahead. Then there’s the slower group, which includes Moises, Adela, Mechas,  and two others.

Mechas yells at Lobo to slow down and wait for them, but the latter  just laughs and ignores him. He blames them for moving too slowly and encourages  his group to walk faster. Just then, the slower group notices Sam’s truck from an  elevated viewpoint on a hill and quickly hides.

Moments later, Sam exits his truck, and discovers a handkerchief lying on the  ground. He gives it to Tracker to sniff, and orders him to find out if there's someone  nearby. Soon after, they spot the immigrant group led by Lobo walking in the distance.

Sam takes his rifle, aiming at one of them… Everyone is taken aback when bullets appear out of nowhere, but Sam is overjoyed to see a group of people fleeing for their lives. He proceeds to shoot at them one by one. The group frantically runs through  the vast desert to save themselves, but Sam ends up shooting them all.

Meanwhile, Moises’ group watches the man killing everyone from a distance,  and is horrified by the gruesome scene. After killing them all, Sam congratulates himself on his victory. The psychopath harbors a deep hatred for illegal immigrants, and takes great pleasure in  killing them with his own hands.

During this, Tracker continues to bark aggressively toward  the direction Moises’s group is heading. Sam then notices a few people heading over a hill,  and decides that he should kill them as well. Shortly after, Sam arrives at the end of  the road, where he exits his vehicle and asks Tracker to locate the group.

He  follows behind his dog with a rifle in hand. The group soon notices the vicious dog  chasing after them, prompting them to run away. Moments later, the man who was earlier harassing Adela drops his backpack and rushes to pick it up.

As a result, he falls  behind his group, and Tracker eventually catches up to him. Adela notices this and  rushes to help the man, but Moises stops her because it’s too late. Tracker viciously  rips the man's throat and ends up killing him.

After this, the remaining four people  continue to ascend uphill while Tracker chases after them. They then climb up to a  tree, and make it to the other side of the hill. Tracker also tries but is unsuccessful,  so he begins looking for other ways to climb.

Soon, the damn dog finds another path, and  he continues to chase after them. Sam also climbs to the top of the hill, and gets a view  of Moises & his companions. Sometime later, the group arrives at a ditch, and to save themselves, they have to jump from one huge rock to another.

Realizing that Tracker is closely behind, they  have no option but to take the risk. Moises, Adela, and Mechas successfully make the jump,  and arrive at the other side. But the fourth guy is very scared and lacks the courage  to do it.

He sees Tracker in the distance and bravely attempts to jump to the other rock. Unfortunately, he barely clings onto the rock and, at this moment, Sam shoots the man with  his rifle, causing him to fall to the ground. The bullet doesn’t hit Moises, and  he runs away with the rest of the survivors.

After this, Sam begins studying the map of  this area to predict their escape route. He then commands his loyal dog to chase  after the remaining three immigrants, and Tracker starts running off, while Sam hops  into his truck and begins driving. Later on, the group notices Sam in his truck, but he  doesn't see them as they’re hiding in the canyon.

Sam then exits his car and begins  looking around the area. Unfortunately, Tracker notices the immigrants from a  distance, and begins barking aggressively. The three proceed to climb up the rock again,  and attempt to escape from there.

But because of Tracker’s continuous barking, Sam becomes  alert, and he also begins to climb the canyon. He soon notices Mechas, who has fallen slightly  behind Moises and Adela, and the nervous guy ends up falling to the ground below. Seeing this, Sam climbs down the rock and shoots Mechas in the head to finish him.

Now, the only survivors left are Moises  and Adela, who are still hiding behind the canyon. All of a sudden, the teddy bear  in Moises' backpack starts to play music, so he quickly turns it off. Tracker and Sam  hear this and they have a strong suspicion that the two are still nearby.

But Sam is worn out  from the long day, and night is falling soon, so he decides to leave for the time  being and continue his hunt tomorrow. In the evening, Moises expresses sorrow for the  death of her male friend, but Adela responds that she hasn't known him for that long. She explains  that she didn't want to come here, but her parents thought their town was not safe for her.

Moises then reveals that he used to illegally live in America with his wife and son. One day, he was  stopped by a cop because of a broken headlight, which led to his arrest. He initially tried to  leave the country through the proper procedures, but was belittled by local police and thrown  into a detention center.

The teddy bear was given to him by his son  during his deportation. Moises promised to return someday; he is willing  to do anything to reunite with his son. The next morning, Adela goes to  the top of the hill, and notices Sam with his truck from a distance. 

She then turns back to find Moises, but on the way, she is startled by the presence  of rattlesnakes in large quantities. Despite this, the girl cautiously moves in a different  direction, narrowly avoiding a snake bite. When she finds Moises, she tells him about  her plan to steal the white man’s truck and drive away from there.

Moises is nervous and  insists they need to get rid of the dog first, so Adela assures him that she has a  plan and just needs his teddy bear. In the next scene, we see Sam gathering his stuff  while Tracker is sleeping on the ground. Suddenly, the dog wakes up, and begins to run  off somewhere.

Sam assumes that the immigrants are nearby, so he follows it with  his rifle. They reach the top of the hill, only to find the teddy bear playing music  and surrounded by snakes. Sam then notices the immigrants heading to his car.

He tries to  fire at them, but is interrupted by a snake. Here, Sam then starts firing at the duo  from a distance, but he misses each shot. Moises grabs the antenna on the  vehicle and uses it to open the front door.

They manage to get inside and close the windows  while Tracker begins to find a way to just bite them. Fortunately, Moises starts the truck  just in time, and drives away from there. The immigrants are overjoyed that  they have finally gotten away, and begin to celebrate their victory.

However, their happiness is short-lived… Sam suddenly shoots at the truck,  hitting Adela in the shoulder, and sends Moises into a state of panic,  resulting in an accident. Luckily, Moises manages to get out of the truck,  unharmed. He then helps the injured Adela out, and grabs a first-aid kit from the  truck; the two quickly flee from there.

After walking for a while, they arrive  in front of a giant cactus and decide to rest there. Moises opens the first aid  kit, where he finds a bandage and a flare gun. He tends to Adela’s wound, and tells  her that he has to leave her alone.

Moises asserts that if he stays, they’ll both die,  and he is determined to see his son again. Sometime later, Sam and Tracker notice the blood  trail, and soon arrive at the huge cactus where Adela is resting. Adela notices their presence and  tries her best to hide herself.

At this tense moment, Moises fires a flare gun in the distance  and provokes Sam to come after him. The latter instructs Tracker to go after Moises, stating  that the girl is injured and will die soon anyway. After this, Moises begins to run toward the cactus  fields, while Tracker chases after him.

Moises takes the decisive step of cautiously making his  way through the thicket of cactus. While this is happening, the dog keeps running at a high  speed, and eventually manages to catch up, but Moise shoots the last flare bullet straight into  his mouth. This causes the dog to squirm in pain, while being stuck between the cactuses.

Moises  then takes advantage of the opportunity to escape. On the other hand, Sam hears his dog whimpering, and  is devastated when he discovers Tracker in a burned state. To end his  suffering, he ends up shooting Tracker.

After the death of his beloved dog, Sam composes  himself and swears revenge on the guy who did this. Meanwhile, Moises spots a border patrol  vehicle in the distance. He yells for help, but fails to get its attention.

Sam notices him and begins to fire multiple times, but Moises manages to evade the shots. The poor immigrant hides  in the bushes, begging for help while crying. Shortly after, Moises starts climbing up another  rock hill to get away from Sam.

The latter continues to chase after him, while Moises hides  behind the canyon. The two of them circle around the canyon, and after a long game of pursuit,  Sam finally stops at the edge of one of the cliffs. Hiding just right behind Sam, Moises  realizes it's his only chance to defeat him, so he tackles Samm off of the mountain.

Both men  hit the side of the mountain and roll down it. Due to the fall, Sam is badly injured, and  he notices a bone poking out from his skin, while Moises appears to be fine. The two notice that Sam’s rifle is just a short distance away, and Moises is able to get his hands on the gun.

He points it at Sam, and confronts him about  how he killed his companions like they were animals. Sam, who is on the verge of death,  apologizes for his actions and begs for his life. Despite what Sam did, Moises decides not to kill him and begins to walk away,  thinking that the desert will kill him slowly.

In the final scene, Moises goes to find  Adela, who is still behind the cactus and in a critical condition. She appears to  be in a dazed state and he asks her not to lose hope. Moises carries her on his back  and assures her that they are almost there.

After walking for a whole day, Moises  sees flickering lights in the distance, which implies they have finally made it to  the city. And this is where the movie ends.