Borrego

Borrego is 2022 American survival-crime-thriller film written and directed by Jesse Harris. The film stars Lucy Hale, Leynar Gomez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Olivia Trujillo, and Jorge A. Jimenez. The film is about a kidnapped botanist working in the desert of California. The film was released in theaters and on demand on January 14, 2022, by Saban Films. It was later released on Netflix on May 14, 2022, and reached the Global Top 10 the first week of release. Plot The film follows a young botanist who moves to a small desert town in California to study an invasive plant species, but must fight for her survival when she's kidnapped by an inexperienced drug mule after his ultralight plane crashes in the desert. The nearby small town's Sheriff, his daughter and drug receiver all become intertwined in the odyssey. The script was inspired by writer/director Jesse Harris's dad who is a botanist. Cast Lucy Hale as Elly Leynar Gomez as Tomas Nicholas Gonzalez as Deputy Jose Gomez Jorge A. Jimenez as Guillermo Olivia Trujillo as Alex Gomez Nancy Cartwright as Deserie