Coyote Lake (film)

Coyote Lake is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Sara Seligman, written by Catherine Dichmann, and starring Camila Mendes, Adriana Barraza, and Charlie Weber. The film revolves around a young woman named Ester (Mendes) and her mother, Teresa (Barraza), who run a boarding house near the Mexican border. The boarding house serves as a front for their illicit activities, which involve drugging and robbing unsuspecting travelers. The film explores themes of family, survival, morality, and the desperation that can drive people to commit criminal acts. As their scheme unravels with the arrival of a dangerous guest (Weber), the mother-daughter relationship is tested, forcing Ester to question her loyalty and make difficult choices.