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2021 | Color | 29:26

Adrenaline is a trip to a detention center for underaged in conflict with the law in Saltillo. The stories are told in two planes: a fictional one (written by the boys themselves) and a testimonial one. The narratives are contrasted showing the playful and cruel universes in the lives of the adolescents. Adrenaline seeks a humanized look at the origins of violence in Mexico without shunning individual responsibilities.


Country: México
Direction: ARNAUT; ALBERTO, Rabasa; Diego
Script: Arnaut; Alberto, Rabasa; Diego, García; Pedro
Production: Arnaut; Alberto, García; Pedro, Rabasa; Diego
Photography: Zendejas; Raúl, Altamirano; Sheila
Sound: Rojo; Daniel
Music: Sánchez; Andrés, Barberis; Matías
Art direction: Arnaut; Alberto, Rabasa; Diego
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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Banished childhood

Infancia desterrada

Every year, thousands of boys and girls are forced to abandon their countries unaccompanied.

They flee the violence with nothing more than what fits into their backpack.

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