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2020 | Color | 85:00

Rodrigo is a solitary teenager, a king in the private world he shares with his mother. Things change when her new boyfriend moves into their small house on the outskirts of Mexico City. Rodrigo must decide if he can accept his new family—or if he’ll fight for his throne, crushing the happiness of the person he loves most.


Country: México
Direction: Ruiz Patterson; Rodrigo
Script: Quintanilla; Raúl Sebastián, Ruiz Patterson; Rodrigo
Production: Cortés Rubiales; Alejandro
Photography: Sarasvati Herrera; María
Sound: Villaseñor; Liliana
Cast:Rossi; Adrián, Corres; Fabián, Alexander–Katz; Sophie
Art direction: Cantú; Federico
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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