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But this is complicated when Ester begins to respond to Paco’s romantic advances, drenching the hostage scenario in a bath of thin melodramatics. The suspenseful setup begins with the arrival of two Cartel-affiliated men, Paco (Andres Velez) and Ignacio (Manny Perez), the latter of whom has been shot.

So what are we left with? On the one hand, a thriller. The logic is too fuzzy and the commentary too toothless for Coyote Lake to function as any kind of polemic.

What might have been moral complexity just plays as confusion and contrivance. The fact undocumented immigrants are turned away from their makeshift B&B doesn’t suggest the film is on their side. Or is it? The hot-button border turmoil issues are wheeled out here as a superficial pretext on which to hang the film’s gothic mother-daughter murders, but Coyote Lake doesn’t take a stance on them. The women are a predatorial border patrol targeting “coyotes” - human traffickers who exploit migrants desperate to cross the Tex-Mex border. In its opening moments, Coyote Lake introduces us to its middle-aged Mexican mother Teresa (Oscar-nominated Adriana Barraza) and her withdrawn, socially-clueless teenaged daughter Ester (Camila Mendes), who within moments have drugged their oblivious dinner guest and dumped his unconscious body in a nearby lake. It’s a shame that it never quite commits, as it would be a better film if it did.Īs things stand, we have a compelling premise and competent performances constantly undone by workmanlike scripting and direction. But this new politically-charged hybrid of understated thriller and psychological character drama straddles so many lines - genre, political, emotional, logical - that it’s always teetering on the edge of something more interesting and meaningful. Most vigilante thrillers don’t even get that far, so credit where it’s due. Sara Seligman’s Coyote Lake is just interesting enough to be annoying.

In 2020, Texas rock & roller Koe Wetzel shot the music video for the single "Cold & Alone" at the location.A ruthless mother-daughter duo patrols the U.S.-Mexico border in this interesting and atypical vigilante thriller, but its fuzzy logic and muddled point of view prevent it from coming together.

In 2020, global pop group Now United shot their music video for their single " Come Together" at the location.

In 2017, reggaetón performer Yandel shot the music video for his single " Mi Religión" at the location.

In 2016, the a cappella group Pentatonix shot the music video for their cover of "Hallelujah", originally performed by Leonard Cohen.

It is believed that in 2006, Daft Punk shot scenes at this location for their 2006 Movie, “Electroma”.

The album's cover art features the band members at the location.

In 2000, the Chilean rock band La Ley shot the music video for the hit single "Aquí", which is included in their album Uno.

In 1975, the cult classic science fiction film A Boy and His Dog was made near this lake.

Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Numerous meteorites have been found on the lake bed.

Antony's Monastery is located about 4 mi (6.4 km) to the southeast. The lake is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) by 6 km (3.7 mi) at its widest point.Ĭoyote Dry Lake lies to the south of Fort Irwin Military Reservation and southwest of the Tiefort Mountains. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Lakeġ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.Ĭoyote Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Barstow.