Image obtained from: teaser-trailer.com Desierto: A Short Film Review During Immigrant Tensions By: Jesus Gomez The story behind Desierto (2016) is quite simple. You have a truck loaded with illegal Mexican immigrants on their journey across the U.S. border. Desierto might seem harsh because the dozen or so illegal immigrants are soon hunted by a racist American man as if they were game. One by one, the migrant-murdering, sniper-wielding man and his dog kill nearly all the immigrants. All but one man—Moises—who we now see fighting for his life trying to run away from the danger of the gunfire and safely across borders. I think that for 2016, it would be a controversial film given the U.S and Mexican border tensions of the time.  However, it is a completely entertaining and captivating movie that helps the viewers sympathize with migrants, something I feel many people could be doing more of. You can watch the trailer HERE! Or watch the entire film available on Netflix HERE! Happy Streaming!