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Not to be confused with the video game, VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}.

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Not to be confused with the video game, VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}.VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}, or the U.K. {{found footage}} horror film ''Film/TheBorderlands'' (''Final Prayer'' internationally).
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* BaldOfEvil: One of the recurring cultists (whom the credits identify as Gustavo, but this never mentioned in the movie) sports one giving him a sinister skeletal appearance and seems more wicked than some of the other cultists, and the complete lack of hair on his head helps him stand out compared to the shaggy appearance of most of the other members.

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* BaldOfEvil: One of the recurring cultists (whom the credits identify as Gustavo, but this is never mentioned in the movie) sports one giving him a sinister skeletal appearance and seems more wicked than some of the other cultists, and the complete lack of hair on his head helps him stand out compared to the shaggy appearance of most of the other members.



* TooDumbToLive: The end credits notes that a cult member was caught running a police blockade and claimed that the power of Nganga had made him invisible. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Oddly]], that is one element of the film that is entirely true to life and it is, in fact, how the real-life cult's activities were discovered.

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* TooDumbToLive: The end credits notes note that a cult member was caught running a police blockade and claimed that the power of Nganga had made him invisible. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Oddly]], that is one element of the film that is entirely true to life and it is, in fact, how the real-life cult's activities were discovered.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: The cult is fond of this.

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* %%zce* ColdBloodedTorture: The cult is fond of this.



* DeathBySex: Averted: Ed and Valeria have sex offscreen and live. On the hand [[spoiler:Phil turns down sex with a prostitute and is presumably still a virgin when he's murdered by the Cult. Much the same goes for Lupe, who refrained from having sex or taking drugs and is much more religious than her cousin.]]
* EyeScream: Happens to Ulises' partner in the opening scene.

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* DeathBySex: Averted: Ed and Valeria have sex offscreen and live. On the hand [[spoiler:Phil turns down sex with a prostitute and is presumably still a virgin when he's murdered by the Cult. Much the same goes for Lupe, who refrained from having sex or taking drugs and is much more religious than her cousin.]]
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%%zce* EyeScream: Happens to Ulises' partner in the opening scene.



* AGodAmI: Santillan, the leader of the cult sees himself as this.

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* %%zce* AGodAmI: Santillan, the leader of the cult sees himself as this.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never made clear if the cult's sacrifices actually work in shielding them against the police, or if the cops are just actually scared of the threat they pose.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never made clear if the cult's sacrifices actually work in shielding them against the police, or if the cops are just actually scared of the threat they pose. It's most likely the latter, as the film has no explicitly supernatural elements.

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* BlackAndGrayMorality: WordOfGod says this was the intention of the ending in which[[spoiler: Ed brutally murders Mario, a younger, more innocent cult member despite his pleas for mercy]]

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* BlackAndGrayMorality: WordOfGod says this was the intention of the ending in which[[spoiler: Ed brutally murders Mario, a younger, more innocent cult member despite his pleas for mercy]]mercy.]]


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* GenreShift: After the prologue, the film proper has a standard SlasherMovie setup and gradually evolves into a thriller before becoming an action film at the end of its third act.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henry

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: HenryHenry. He's abrasive, quick to anger (to the point of [[spoiler: impulsively provoking the killers and getting himself shot for his decision]]), gives his friends a lot of shit, but he's not a bad guy overall and certainly didn't deserve [[spoiler: to die as brutally as he did.]]



* TooDumbToLive: The end credits notes that a cult member was caught running a police blockade and claimed that the power of Nganga had made him invisible. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Oddly]], that is one element of the film that is entirely true to life and it is, in fact, how the real-life cult's activites were discovered.

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* TooDumbToLive: The end credits notes that a cult member was caught running a police blockade and claimed that the power of Nganga had made him invisible. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Oddly]], that is one element of the film that is entirely true to life and it is, in fact, how the real-life cult's activites activities were discovered.
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* FinalGirl: [[spoiler: Valeria. Gender-flipped with Ed, who also survives.]]

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* AffablyEvil: Randall is pretty charming for a misogynistic serial killer.

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* AffablyEvil: Randall is pretty charming for a misogynistic serial killer.killer, at least until you piss him off.



* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: The young hooker that Phil almost hooks up with.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: The Amelia, the young hooker that Phil almost hooks up with.


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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never made clear if the cult's sacrifices actually work in shielding them against the police, or if the cops are just actually scared of the threat they pose.
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Not to be confused with the video game,VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} .

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Not to be confused with the video game,VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} .game, VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}.
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* SpicyLatina: Valeria.

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* SpicyLatina: Valeria. Valeria played by Mexican actress Creator/MarthaHigareda.
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** The cult was ultimately undone by the [[StupidCrooks Ralph Wiggum levels of stupidity]] exhibited by some of its members.

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** The cult was ultimately undone by the [[StupidCrooks Ralph Wiggum levels of stupidity]] exhibited by some of its members.members.
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Not to be confused with the video game,VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} .
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* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Santillan
** TheDragon: Anna
** TheBrute: Gustavo and Randall
** DarkChick: Luis
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* UnholyMatrimony: Appears to be the case between Santilian and his[[TheDragon Dragon]], Anna.

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* UnholyMatrimony: Appears to be the case between Santilian and his[[TheDragon his [[TheDragon Dragon]], Anna.
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* TooDumbToLive: The end credits notes that a cult member was caught running a police blockade and claimed that the power of Nganga had made him invisible. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Oddly]], that is one element of the film that is entirely true to life and it is, in fact, how the real-life cult's activites were discovered.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: WordOfGod says this was the intention of the ending in which [[spoiler: Ed brutally murders one of the younger, more innocent cult members despite their pleas for surrender.]]

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* BlackAndGrayMorality: WordOfGod says this was the intention of the ending in which [[spoiler: which[[spoiler: Ed brutally murders one of the Mario, a younger, more innocent cult members member despite their his pleas for surrender.]]mercy]]
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* SpicyLatina: Valeria.

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