Director: Alonso Alvarez
Grief and desperation collide with an audacious border-crossing scheme in The Wingwalker, a 2024 drama-thriller from director Alonso Alvarez set between Mexico and the United States.
What is The Wingwalker about?
A recently widowed father is abruptly deported just as his young daughter's heart transplant is scheduled, splitting a family at the worst possible moment. Stranded on the wrong side of the border with the clock working against him, he starts assembling a plan so risky and improvised that it borders on reckless: a physical, high-stakes attempt to reach his daughter before the surgery window closes. The film tracks how ordinary bureaucratic cruelty forces an ordinary man into extraordinary action, framing the crossing itself as both a literal and emotional gamble. Along the way, the story leans into the tension of a race against time without losing sight of the personal cost driving every decision.
Cast & crew
Omar Chaparro takes on a more dramatic register than his comedic roles are typically known for, playing the desperate father with restraint. Will Rothhaar, Max Arciniega, Héctor Jiménez, and Jesús Ochoa fill out a cast that moves between both sides of the border, while Gustavo Sánchez Parra adds weight to the film's tenser stretches.
Context & significance
Made as a Mexico–United States co-production and released in 2024, The Wingwalker runs 117 minutes and folds its thriller mechanics around a very grounded family drama about immigration policy and its human toll. The setting moves across both countries, giving the story a binational texture that shapes its pacing and stakes.
Where & how to watch
The Wingwalker is available on K-Time with a Persian-language dub, part of a catalog curated for Farsi-speaking viewers who want current international titles without piecing together access from multiple places. Browsing the page needs no account, though watching does require logging in, and the whole experience — menus, subtitles where applicable, search — runs in Farsi.