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Sin Nombre (2009)

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · Cinematography by Adriano Goldman

R96 min45 frames

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The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.

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Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — Two individuals stand in a dark, outdoor area illuminated by harsh colored light. They face one another…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — A concrete wall covered in black and yellow graffiti serves as the backdrop. A young boy in a white shirt…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A rural asphalt road cuts through a vast, arid landscape with rolling brown hills. A light blue pickup truck…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — A desolate paved area sits under a bright sky with tall lamp posts. A young woman with a backpack sits on a…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: fullbody — The roof of a freight train travels through a vast rural landscape with distant hills. A man sits facing…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: fullbody — A group of people stands in front of blue and pink wooden houses. A young man throws an object toward…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A group of people sits among gravel and weeds beside parked rusted metal freight cars. The subjects are…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — A person stands in a dark tropical environment at twilight with dense trees. The subject looks ahead while…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A view from below shows a large rusted metal freight train car roof. A lone male passenger sits on the top…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — A dark urban environment with distant street lights creating circular bokeh in the background. A man stands…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A quiet church interior features sage-green walls and a large, ornate gold altar piece. Two young people sit…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: medium — A person looks toward a shoreline with small buildings and palm trees across water. The sun sets low on the…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A sprawling neighborhood of concrete houses climbs up a steep hillside in Mexico. A man and woman sit on a…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: wide — A bright orange steel truss bridge crosses over a slow flowing river. Two people are walking slowly along the…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: closeup — An outdoor night environment with a dark, indistinct backdrop behind the main subject. A man with facial…Sin Nombre (2009) movie still: closeup — The interior of a dark car at night shows a person leaning back. The occupant gazes toward the window while…
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What is Sin Nombre about?

Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.

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What does the cinematography of Sin Nombre look like?

Across 44 sampled frames, Sin Nombre builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with wide compositions (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Adriano Goldman keeps 68% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Sin Nombre?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sin Nombre (2009) are #31302b, #51554d, #97938c, #111513, #53738b, #d5d3d0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #97938c
  • #111513
  • #53738b
  • #d5d3d0

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