In an alternate(?) future a pregnant young woman flees ito the desert hoping to cross the border and get to a place where abortion is legal.
This dystopian take on America and right wing conservatism is has a lot going for it. It creates a nice sense of place and has some wonderful set pieces.
The trouble is that the film is very much intent on making a point and provoking a reaction and the result is a film that keeps us distanced from the events happening on screen because they never fully feel real or real world. The film never thinks fully past the point it's trying to make so the world feels a bit unreal.
Still the film does generate tension and as a thriller in a not so alternate universe, the film is gangbusters. I love that how it goes is not remotely how I would have guessed.
Recommended as a solid thriller with issues on its mind.
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