Gofer

2012 | Color | 60 min

Alan's daily life as a driver and assistant to a Congressman requires he endure the wrath and arrogance of his superior, the contempt of theCongressman's bodyguards and, above all, to clean up all "traces" of his boss´s antics. Today, Alan will live a different day.

Country: México
Direction: Grau; Jorge Michel
Script: San Juan; Edgar
Production: Galicot; Joye, Novelo; Verónica, San Juan; Edgar
Photography: Anaya; Alberto
Sound: Tamez; Pablo
Music: Reyes; Pascual
Cast:Hernández; Noé, Zúñiga; Antonio, Cárdenas; Luis, Remolina; Juan Carlos, Brickman; Ari, Argueta; Marco Antonio
Art direction: Parra; Salvador
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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