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2008 | Color | 1h 10 min

El Ciruelo tells the story of the vanishing of a little settlement in Nayarit´s sierra. The water from "El Cajón´s dam" floods the town. Meanwhile the families who used to live there try to get used to life on the "New Ciruelo".


Country: México
Direction: F. Rossini; Carlos, Altuna; Emiliano
Script: Altuna; Emiliano, F. Rossini; Carlos
Production: F. Rossini; Carlos, Altuna; Emiliano, Burkhard; Christiane
Photography: Magaña; Lauracarmen, F. Rossini; Carlos
Sound: Hidalgo; Daniel
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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