Highway patrolman = El patrullero / Cable Hogue Ltd. presents ; a Together Brothers/Ultra Films production of ; an Alex Cox film ; written and produced by Lorenzo O'Brien ; directed by Alex Cox.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: audio commentary by director Alex Cox and writer/producer Lorenzo O'Brien; 2018 intro by Alex Cox; Patrulleros & Patrulleras--featurette; Edge City--short film by Alex Cox aka "Sleep is for sissies"; from Edge City to Mapimi--featurette; Even stones bleed out here: Highway patrolman rides again--booklet essay by Simon Abrams; 2018 re-release trailer. Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Vanessa Bauche, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Pedro Armendariz Jr.
Summary:
Against his father's wishes, Pedro, a naive kid from Mexico City, joins the Federal Highway Patrol. His simple desire to do good rapidly comes into conflict with the reality of police work in a lonely rural environment populated by poor farmers, rich drug dealers, beautiful women, and his father's ghost.
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