Storyline
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
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Cast
Frank Grillo, Morgan Freeman, Jwaundace Candece, Cameron Monaghan, Juliette Binoche, Jim Dougherty, Diva Tyler, Tracy Pfau, Veronica Ferres, Walker Babington, Calvin Williams, Trayce Malachi, Christiane Seidel, Ronnie Yelverton, Bill Luckett, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Hala Finley, Jackie Dallas, Raymond McAnally, Jayden Hamilton, Xavier Scott Evans, Joey Traywick
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Reviews
80
Gutto demonstrates welcome restraint and a meticulous avoidance of anything that resembles exploitation, relying on indirect yet impactful allusions to keep us constantly aware of the mortal stakes involved. All in all, this is a singularly promising debut for a first-time feature filmmaker.
50
Juliette Binoche may play a seasoned truck driver with a firm grip on the wheel, but Paradise Highway proves to be an unsteady ride, guided by intriguing ideas but hampered by generic tendencies.
42
As intriguing as the combination of Binoche and Grillo might sound, it would be much more impactful if they shared the screen for more than a handful of scenes. As such, the movie begins with a bang, but it ends with a whimper.
40
If only the film had taken a broader view, filling in more details about the lives and motivations of the truck drivers as well as the sex traffickers.
38
If you squint you can nearly see the kind of movie Gutto might be aiming for.
