'' Desierto '' is a 2015 Mexican-French thriller film co-written and directed by Jonás Cuarón . It was produced by Cuarón together with his father Alfonso and his uncle Carlos , and distributed by STXfilms . The film stars Gael García Bernal ( also executive producer ) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan . It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival , where it won the Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics ( FIPRESCI ) for Special Presentations , and was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Desierto