Fauna

2020 | Color | 70:28

A young actress joins her estranged brother and new boyfriend, also an actor, at her parents’ rustic home in a Mexican mining town. There, the couple deals with culture shock and familial rivalries.

Country: México, Canadá
Direction: Pereda; Nicolás
Script: Pereda; Nicolás
Production: Pereda; Nicolás
Photography: Baqueiro; Mariel
Sound: Cervera; Pablo, T. Allen; Kevin
Music: Sánchez; Teresita
Cast:Villegas; Mariana, Rodríguez; Lazaro Gabino, Álvarez Rebeil; Fernando, Pardo; Luisa, Barreiro; Francisco, Sánchez; Teresita, Rodríguez López; José
Art direction: Pereda; Nicolás
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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