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2006 | B/N | 22 min

Though the father of this family lives in the basement and has an insatiable appetite for raw meat, he is not the real beast of the story.


Country: México
Direction: Castro Zimbrón; Daniel
Script: Castro Zimbrón; Daniel
Production: Amezcua; Francisco
Photography: Kator; Kenji
Sound: Olaizola; Yulene
Music: Casasola; Rosendo, Castro Zimbrón; Daniel
Cast:Castro Leñero; Alberto, Sefami; Daniel, Toussaint; Cecilia, de Tavira; Pedro, González; Mariana
Art direction: Amezcu; Francisco
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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