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1949 | B/N | 80:00

In a provincial town, old Roberto and his wife Cristina live with their daughter, the fifth of five. To pay off the debts of their married children, who have all followed different paths, the elderly couple take out a mortgage on their house, then lose it. This loss turns their life upside down and they can barely make ends meet.


Country: México
Direction: Bustillo Oro; Juan
Script: Gómez Landero; Humberto, Masip; Paulino
Production: Elvira; Gonzálo, Mier; Felipe
Photography: Jiménez; Agustín
Sound: Fields; James L.
Music: Lavista; Raúl
Cast:Aguirre; Beatriz, Guizar; Susana, Morán; Patricia, Díaz; Tony, Rojo; Gustavo, Soler; Fernando, Palou; Matilde, De Alba; Felipe, Arenas; Miguel, Íñiguez; Dalia
Art direction: Toussaint; Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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