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1969 | B/N | 139:00

Unjustly accused of theft, Raimundo is forced to leave the family home. A new incident, caused by his brother José, prompts his girlfriend and father to condemn him. Only his mother, pained by her children’s poor choices, believes in him. Raimundo’s sister Amalia rejects the family’s financial situation, breaking off her engagement to the man she loves to marry someone rich. The family falls apart as the children grow up.


Country: México
Direction: Bustillo Oro; Juan
Script: Gómez Landero; Humberto, Bustillo Oro; Juan
Production: Grovas; Jesús
Photography: Draper; Jack
Sound: Randall; Howard, Ruiz Esparza; Rafael
Music: Ruiz; Federico
Cast:García; Sara, Tuero; Emilio, Pardavé; Joaquín, Soler; Fernando, Tamayo; Marina
Art direction: Toussaint; Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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