Characters & Themes
Jackals (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 97 mins · English
- Directed by
- Gary Grillo
- Starring
- Wilford Brimley, Gerald McRaney, Rosanna DeSoto, Sharon Hughes, Rick Hurst, Del Zamora
After leaving the police force to escape a life of violence, an ex‑cop finds the brutality still haunting him. Meanwhile, deputies in a quiet town on the Mexican border become embroiled in a covert operation that smuggles undocumented immigrants across the border, pulling everyone into a dangerous web of crime and retaliation.
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