Directed by:
Daniel SawkaScreenplay:
Daniel SawkaCinematography:
Carolina CostaComposer:
Steve MazzaroCast:
Genesis Rodriguez, Anthony Gonzalez, Sarah Minnich, Vincent Fuentes, Carrie Lazar, Dylan Kenin, Rene Moran, Johnny Ortiz, Forrest Fyre, Luis Bordonada (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Fleeing gang violence and in fear for his life, 12-year-old Oscar makes the harrowing decision to leave his family and his home in Honduras. Taking only a few belongings in a knapsack and the scribbled phone number for an uncle he’s only met twice, he piles into the back of a truck in hopes of a better life. Oscar’s journey is cut short when he’s spotted by a drone and taken in by border control. From first exposure, his introduction to the United States is both complicated and hostile and things do not improve when he reaches the immigrant detention facility, better known as the icebox. At night, he lies awake shivering under his space blanket, wondering how long it will be before he’ll have his case heard before a judge. Though surrounded by kids in similarly dire circumstances, his isolation is palpable. Unable to reach his uncle, Oscar uses his limited phone time to call home. His mom, overjoyed to hear his voice, assumes that her son has arrived safely in the care of her brother, and he doesn’t have the heart to tell her differently. This affecting call is a reminder that Oscar is simply a kid who’s been forced to assume adult responsibilities. The normal childhood he risked his life to reclaim slips further away and further away. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Genesis Rodriguez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507455_cb1884.jpg)
Genesis Rodriguez
USA
Best movies:
Big Hero 6 (2014)
The Last Stand (2013)
Run All Night (2015)
Anthony Gonzalez
USA
Best movies:
Coco (2017)
Blue Miracle (2021)
Icebox (2018)
Sarah Minnich
USA
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
Only the Brave (2017)
Sicario (2015)
Vincent Fuentes
Best movies:
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
The Iceman (2012)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Carrie Lazar
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
The Big Short (2015)
Thor (2011)
![Dylan Kenin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901413_2f42b3.jpg)
Dylan Kenin
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Only the Brave (2017)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Rene Moran
Best movies:
Stuber (2019)
Icebox (2018)
The Tax Collector (2020)
![Johnny Ortiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/580/162580800_799155.jpg)
Johnny Ortiz
Best movies:
McFarland, USA (2015)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Ali (2001)
Forrest Fyre
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Only the Brave (2017)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Luis Bordonada
Mexico
Best movies:
Jackie (2012)
Frontera (2014)
The Book of Eli (2010)
![Omar Leyva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/885/161885280_589b73.png)
Omar Leyva
Mexico
Best movies:
McFarland, USA (2015)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Illégal (2010)
Alex Livinalli
Best movies:
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Icebox (2018)
Yellow Rock (2011)
J.D. Garfield
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
North Country (2005)
Jessica Juarez
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Nina Simone (2016)
Icebox (2018)
Jermaine Washington
Best movies:
Only the Brave (2017)
Felon (2008)
The Last Stand (2013)
Erin Fasano
Best movies:
Our Souls at Night (2017)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Greenland (2020)
David A. Garcia
Best movies:
The High Note (2020)
Helicopter Mom (2014)
Icebox (2018)