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2019 | Color | 147:00

Bored, “El Viejo” wanders the house, spying on his wife Beatriz. The fighting takes a toll and the balance is disturbed: Beatriz, knowing she’s under scrutiny, feels both desired and desirable. But she wants proof. One night she leaves home on an aimless walk with a single purpose: sex. Her return unleashes catastrophy. Dinorah, the maid, refuses to allow this audacity and takes a side.


Country: México, España
Direction: Ripstein; Arturo
Script: Garciadiego; Paz Alicia
Production: Chavarrías; Antonio, Constandse; Marco Polo, Lozano; Mónica, Necoechea; Miguel
Photography: Cantú; Alejandro
Sound: Lach; Pablo, Navarro; Aldo
Music: Mansfield; David
Cast:Cervantes; Greta, Pasquel; Sylvia, Carrera; Mar, Giménez Cacho; Daniel, Reyes Spíndola; Patricia, Suárez; Alejandro, González; Erando
Art direction: Flores; Sandra, García; Alejandro
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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