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2007 | Color | 1 h 19 min

Déficit depicts a day in the life of Cristobal, a twenty-odd year old upper-class snob who studies economics and listens to hip-hop. Cristobal is the son of a corrupt politician. The film focuses on "the upper-crust" of Mexican society and its relationship with other social classes. A party is just an excuse to tell a tale about the loss of innocence and about the gradual deterioration of a political system in Mexico


Country: México
Direction: García Bernal; Gael
Script: Terraza; Kyzza
Production: Luna; Diego, García; Gael, Cruz; Pablo
Photography: Polgovsky; Eugenio
Sound: Hernández; Martín
Music: Fainchtein (supervisión); Lynn
Cast:Martínez; Fermín, García Bernal; Gael, Huerta Mejía; Tenoch, Valderrama; Fernanda, Sodi; Camila, Braga; César, Medina; Juan Pablo, Zacarías; Giovanna, Gama; Dagoberto
Art direction: Moreno; Mily
Participation year at FICM: 2007

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