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2011 | Color | 84 min 0 seg

A priest sexually abused Jesús when he was 11 years old. As an adult, he decides not only to denounce his aggressor, but also to find him and confront him. This is a story about the courage and dignity of a man whose childhood was shattered by this reprehensible act.


Country: México
Direction: Sánchez Orozco; Alejandra
Script: Sánchez Orozco; Alejandra
Production: Sánchez Orozco; Alejandra, Solive; Carole, Iturriaga; Celia
Photography: Ramírez; Pablo, Licea; Erika
Sound: García; Ana
Music: Ortiz; Tareke
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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