The wealthy Mexican-American Arista family hires a new white handyman, Don (Jackson Rathbone).

Don, mentored by veteran groundskeeper Mike (Xander Berkeley), labors at the ranch for months and comes to learn that something unusual is going on there, something having to do with the Arista's well; the water level keeps going down even when it rains.

Henry orders Mike and Don to hire a crew and build a giant wall around the ranch to thwart future thieves.

[6] Review website and magazine The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of the actors in the film, particularly those of Morales, Rathborne, Berkeley, Hemingway, Sacramento and Zumbado.

"[7] Critic Danielle Solzman praised the film's political complexity, stating "The Wall of Mexico is quite the allegorical response to the Trump administration.