The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012) is a Mexican drama you can watch online on iFILM. Sixteen-year-old Sabina sings in a border brothel called La Tijuanita and wants only one thing: to reach the United States and become a real singer. Standing in her way are a debt to the brothel's matron, corrupt migration agents, and the lawless violence of a town near the Guatemalan line.

Then Jovany returns — the boy she once loved, now willing to commit any atrocity to be taken in by the Mara Salvatrucha gang. Director Luis Mandoki builds a harsh portrait of how the "American dream" chews up teenagers crossing Mexico. Greisy Mena carries the lead, with Joaquín Cosío and Tenoch Huerta in support. This one offers no comfort and pulls no punches — go in knowing it hurts. Stream The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012) online on iFILM.