Jimmy Smits Stars In Mexican Thriller EL TRASPATIO (BACKYARD)

This one slipped passed us somehow when it released in Mexico in February but we've got it now, and good thing. The selling point for Carlos Carrera's El Trapatio in North America will probably be the presence of Jimmy Smits in the cast but south of the border there's no need for Smits' star power. Carreras himself is a big deal - he directed arthouse hit The Crime of Father Amaro - and this story is based on a real life serial killer case. And, honestly, all of that doesn't matter so much either because this film is also blessed with one mighty effective trailer, beautifully shot and filled with the sort of gritty realism that makes the best of the current Mexican wave really sing. Check it below the break.