Get the Gringo
“The odds are against him. So is everyone else.”
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
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Cast
35 people
Mel Gibson
Driver
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Kevin Hernandez
Kid
Known for
The Sitter
Short Term 12
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Javi
Known for
Club de Cuervos
Bad Education
Peter Stormare
Frank
Known for
Prison Break
22 Jump Street
Jesús Ochoa
Caracas
Known for
Por ella soy Eva
Narcos: Mexico
Roberto Sosa
Carnal
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)
Dolores Heredia
Kid's Mother
Known for
Capadocia
Diablero
Mario Zaragoza
Vasquez
Known for
Man on Fire
Harina
Peter Gerety
Embassy Guy
Known for
The Wire
Sneaky Pete
Bob Gunton
Mr. Kaufmann
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Marvel's Daredevil
Gerardo Taracena
Romero
Known for
Apocalypto
Narcos: Mexico
Dean Norris
Bill
Known for
Breaking Bad
Under the Dome
Adrian Grünberg Director · Stacy Perskie Screenplay Mel Gibson Writer
Worldwide gross $8.8M · Budget $35M · United States release May 1, 2012
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,826,837
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Icon Productions
Production
Redrum
Production
Airborne Productions
Production
United States · Mexico
Produced in
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Israel · March 15, 2012
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 2012
Theatrical
Argentina
August 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Bahrain
April 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
May 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
February 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
April 15, 2012 · Theatrical
September 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 13, 2012 · Digital
Kuwait
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Lebanon
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
August 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
June 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
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