I Am Nero (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, I Am Nero is a drama film directed by Rafi Pitts, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. The border fence between Mexico and the United States is part of their lives; Mexican youths use it as a volleyball net on the beach, holding their own kind of international matches with their opposite numbers on the other side. When Nero scales the metres-high metal bars we suspect that he has done this often before: because nothing is going to divert him from his dream of becoming a US citizen. He follows the traces of his older brother which lead him to Los Angeles and the mansions of the rich and famous where he gazes incredulously at this very different lifestyle with its pools and double garages that he soon hopes will be his. His only chance of quickly acquiring a green card, however, is by volunteering for military service. Before he knows it, Nero finds himself in the desert landscape of the war zones of the Middle East, fighting for his citizenship with a machine gun in his hand.

Who’s in it. I Am Nero stars Johnny Ortiz as Nero, Rory Cochrane as Sergeant McCloud, Aml Ameen as Bronx and Darrell Britt-Gibson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, I Am Nero has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Am Nero page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Am Nero tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.