Hollywood in San Miguel
Guanajuato, San Miguel Allende and San Luis de la Paz are venues for the filming of the Hollywood film “No Man’s Land”, produced by Robert Allyn and directed by Conor Allyn.
Yesterday was the official “claquetazo” of this drama on the migration between the United States and Mexico. It was supported by the State of Guanajuato through the Commission of Films in charge of the Ministry of Tourism, who has made efforts to attract national and international productions to Guanajuato.
“We considered filming in locations both in the United States and in Mexico … but our heart was here in Guanajuato, and we chose it because of the inner beauty of its people and its culture, the physical beauty of its towns and landscapes. With the help of Guanajuato, we hope to make the world fall in love with Mexico as much as we have,” said No Man’s Land Director Conor Allyn.
During the claquetazo, Maria Teresa Matamoros Montes, Guanajuato Secretary of Tourism, said that “the State of Guanajuato has always been home to the best cultural, artistic and educational institutions in Mexico, and attracts filmmakers and artists from all over the world to create great movies, television, music and art.”
“We are very pleased to join this special film, which will provide millions of dollars in foreign direct investment to create jobs and economic opportunities for the state, and will help make Guanajuato a household name for film audiences and viewers from all over the world,” she added.
The film is directed by Conor Allyn (who also directed Walk, Ride, Rodeo, a Netflix original movie). The script, written by fellow actor Jake Allyn and co-written by Mexican screenwriter David Barraza, brings a different look to the global debate on migration.
During a surveillance tour in the so-called “No Man’s Land” located between the US border wall and his ranch on the Rio Grande, young Jackson Greer (Jake Allyn) accidentally shoots a migrant boy. To protect his father from guilt, Jackson flees to the South with his horse and becomes an illegal alien in Mexico.
Persecuted by the Texas Police and the Mexican Police, Jackson falls in love with Mexico on his pilgrimage to Guanajuato. His objective is to seek forgiveness of boy’s father (Jorge Jiménez, Narcos), although he only wants revenge.
Frank Grillo, Andie McDowell, George Lopez, Jorge Jiménez star in this Western-style contemporary drama. In addition, great actors like Ofelia Medina, Esmerelda Pimentel and Andrés Delgado appear. The Director of Photography is Juan Pablo Ramírez, who photographed the movie Huachicoleros (also filmed in Guanajuato) and won the award for Best Director in Tribeca. He also did the Photography Direction of Chicuarotes, directed by Gael García Bernal and that was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May.
“This film goes beyond the challenges faced by migrants and refugees in no man’s land around the world and the problems that cause outrage in host countries,” said Conor Allyn, “it is a personal drama about crossing borders within ourselves. This film is about the hope that we can go beyond the negative stereotypes on both sides of each border, and change the way the world sees Mexico. As our main character, Jackson, falls in love with the magic of Guanajuato and Mexico, we hope audiences around the world will do the same. ”
