72 | Morelia Film Festival

2011 | Color | 15 min

In today's Mexico it seems that death is the only way to free oneself from a life in hell. Life and death blend together in this short film full of pain, anger and sadness. Jerónimo, a Salvadoran who was looking for the American Dream, faces the Mexican Nightmare, the war against drug traffickers and its deadly spiral.

Country: México, Argentina
Direction: Grau; Jorge Michel
Script: Grau; Jorge Michel
Production: Sosa; Samuel
Photography: Sanchez; Santiago
Sound: Muñoz; Axel
Music: Pérez Santiago; Felipe
Cast:Argueta; Marco Antonio, Paz; Adriana, Hernández; Noé
Art direction: García; Alejandro
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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