Critical Incident: Death at the Border
Synopsis
Revisits the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border. When eye-witness video emerges, it sparks a far-reaching investigation from a border checkpoint to Washington D.C. CRITICAL INCIDENT chronicles journalists’, lawyers’, and family members’ efforts to explore the Border Patrol’s involvement in the incident, ultimately pointing to cover-ups, and uncovering the existence of a little-known unit inside the agency that had been involved in other border related incident.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2025-12-22
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December 29, 2025
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Rick Rowley
- Screenplay & Story
- Rick Rowley
- Original Score
- Brian McOmber
- Original Title
- Critical Incident: Death at the Border
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- HBO Documentary Films, Crazyrose, Film 45, Midnight Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Rick Rowley
Rick Rowley
Brian McOmber
Rick Rowley
J.D. Marlow
Rick Rowley, Juliana Schatz, Karim Hajj, A.C. Thompson, Nathan Ross
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Rick Rowley
Director
Juliana Schatz
Producer
Karim Hajj
Producer
Rick Rowley
Director of Photography
J.D. Marlow
Editor
Rick Rowley
Writer
Brian McOmber
Original Music Composer
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What is Critical Incident: Death at the Border about?
Revisits the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border. When eye-witness video emerges, it sparks a far-reaching investigation from a border checkpoint to Washington D.C. CRITICAL INCIDENT chronicles journalists’, lawyers’, and family members’ efforts to explore the Border Patrol’s involvement in the incident, ultimately pointing to cover-ups, and uncovering the existence of a little-known unit inside the agency that had been involved in other border related incident.
Who directed Critical Incident: Death at the Border?
Critical Incident: Death at the Border was directed by Rick Rowley.
Who stars in Critical Incident: Death at the Border?
The principal cast of Critical Incident: Death at the Border includes John Carlos Frey.
When was Critical Incident: Death at the Border released and how long is it?
Critical Incident: Death at the Border was released in 2025 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for Critical Incident: Death at the Border?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Critical Incident: Death at the Border was composed by Brian McOmber.