Direction: Davide Rinaldi and Antonello Savoca
Production/TV: RAI
Country: Italy
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Channel: Rai 3 and RaiPlay
Duration: 45 min
Target: Adults
SYNOPSIS
At the USA-Mexico border, a vigilante patrols the Sonora Desert trails among saguaros, using photo traps to hunt migrants and sabotaging water stations. Meanwhile, two women save lives, an artist alters landscapes to commemorate the deadly desert, a cowboy discovers migrant remains. ‘Borderline’ explores the dichotomy between good and bad Samaritans, the struggle for truth at the frontier. Conflicting aspects of the American Dream clash, transforming it into a nightmare. The documentary reveals the haunting echoes of patriotism during the Trump era and emphasizes the unwavering fight for rights in the harsh borderlands. Nobody should perish alone in the desert.
