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2018 | Color | 15:00

Two young men are found in a small town in northern Mexico. The only thing left in the crime scene is an AR-15. We follow the gun to see where it came from; the United States.


Direction: Arriaga; Mariana, Arriaga; Santiago
Script: Arriaga; Guillermo
Production: Federico Fábregas y Santiago Arriaga
Photography: Leslie Montero
Sound: Fernando Cámara (Directo) y Javier Umpierrez (Diseño)
Music: Carlos Virgilio Mendoza
Cast:Kevin Bertram, Rodrigo Santacruz, Lourdes Slim, Palacios; Silverio, Ferrer; Kristyan, Heredia; Dolores, García; Emilia, de Santiago; Juan Pablo, Orlando Moguel
Art direction: Cantú; Federico
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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