Monero (XMR) Fuels Groundbreaking Short Film Spotlighting Mexican-American Border Injustice

• A Mexican teenager is lured into a cross-border crime with tragic consequences, in George Nicholas’ Monero-backed short film “Límite.”
• The film was inspired by the case of Cruz Velazquez Acevedo, who died in U.S. custody after customs agents coerced him into drinking the liquid meth he was carrying when stopped at the border.
• Monero, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency, plays a starring role in the film, symbolizing the protagonist’s unrealized potential.

Explore the intersection of cryptocurrency and cinema in George Nicholas’ Monero-backed short film “Límite”, a poignant tale of a Mexican teenager’s descent into cross-border crime.

Unveiling the Story behind “Límite”

The film follows 16-year-old Manuel, whose desire to assert his independence and face down neighborhood toughs draws him out of his grandfather’s orbit and into the clutches of a cartel drug-running operation. Director George Nicholas was inspired by the tragic case of Cruz Velazquez Acevedo, who died in U.S. custody after being coerced into drinking the liquid meth he was carrying when stopped at the border. Nicholas, originally from Bulgaria, drew parallels between the situation in Mexico and that of Bulgaria in the 1990s, post the fall of communism.

Monero’s Starring Role