The Hopper

2021 | Color | 15:12

"El Grillo" is a young boxer who trains with his best friend "El Espinas" and other boxers. "El Grillo" becomes a father and brings the newborn baby girl to the gym. “El Grillo´s” training partners are upset to have the baby among them, especially “El Espinas”. The new dynamic threatens to end the boxers' friendship.

Country: México
Direction: Hernández Vázquez; Carlos
Script: Hernández Vázquez; Carlos
Production: Uriza; Daniela, Barajas; Isabel, Hernández Vázquez; Carlos, Gavica; Gabriela
Photography: Becerril; Claudia
Sound: Enríquez; José Miguel, Villaseñor; Liliana
Music: Ayhllón; Carlo
Cast:Rosas; Alan, Sixto; Moises, Ortiz; Rodrigo
Art direction: Cortés; Liliana
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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