Highway Patrolman Blu-ray
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Posted February 7, 2019 05:22 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Alex Cox's film Highway Patrolman (1991), starring Roberto Sosa, Vanessa Bauche, Bruno Bichir, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., and Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez. The release will be available for purchase on April 16.
Synopsis: An episodic look at a young man's life in Mexico's national highway patrol. We follow Pedro Rojas from cadet training and his rookie assignment in a northern border area, to his quick courtship, his taking of bribes ("la mordida"), and his slow exposure to drug smuggling. Rojas re-forms his idealism as youthful naivete gives way to an adult's complicated choices. From the creator of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: An episodic look at a young man's life in Mexico's national highway patrol. We follow Pedro Rojas from cadet training and his rookie assignment in a northern border area, to his quick courtship, his taking of bribes ("la mordida"), and his slow exposure to drug smuggling. Rojas re-forms his idealism as youthful naivete gives way to an adult's complicated choices. From the creator of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW introduction by Alex Cox (2018)
- Audio Commentary by director Alex Cox and writer/producer Lorenzo O'Brien
- Patrulleros & Patrulleras - Featurette (35:48)
- Edge City - Short film by Alex Cox -aka- "Sleep Is For Sissies" (35:47)
- From Edge City to Mapimi - Featurette (5:31)
- Even Stones Bleed Out Here: Highway Patrolman Rides Again - Limited Edition Booklet Essay by Simon Abrams
- 2018 Re-release Trailer
- Newly Commissioned Art by Jacob Phillips
- In Spanish, with English subtitles