Border Blues (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, Border Blues is an action and thriller film directed by Rodion Nahapetov, running about 86 minutes.

What it’s about. Moscow police detective Andrei Somov resigns and immigrates to the US, but has to accept a menial job in a restaurant while his adolescent son and pregnant daughter-in-law are denied exit visas. 'Andy' does however get to know some LAPD cops after volunteering his expertise and Russian language skills and is sent to Tijuana to fetch cheap tiles. On that Mexican journey, Somov bumps into Larry, another ethnic Russian but US citizen who lost his daughter years ago and now helps families to illegally enter the States. Meanwhile, the medium Michael March receives a vision about a mad bomber who targets pharmaceutical companies and gets a bad feeling upon holding an envelope that belongs to Larry.

Who’s in it. Border Blues stars Eric Roberts as Coyote Larry, Rodion Nahapetov as Somov, Lane Davies as Sommers and Gary Busey as LAPD medium Michael March, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, Border Blues has proved divisive with audiences.

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 Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Border Blues page.

If you liked it. Fans of Border Blues tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.