The Cu bird´s Last Song

2010 | Color | 10 min

Minutes before dying in the general ward of an urban hospital, Ulises ponders over fragments of his life. As he crosses the line that separates life from death, he realizes that this is the most exciting moment of his life.

Country: México
Direction: Ruizpalacios; Alonso
Script: Ruizpalacios; Alonso
Production: Valdez; Claudia
Photography: Villanueva; Emiliano
Sound: Isordia; Antonino, Tamez; Pablo
Music: Barreiro; Tomás
Cast:Bravo; Alfonso, Balandra; Mario, Gidi; Karina, Huerta; Tenoch
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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