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El guardián
2025 | Color | 101:50
Basilio is hired to take care of a deserted beach in Baja California. In this paradise, where nothing seems to happen, many things occur, some of them illegal. Basilio, who is a man of strong moral rules, seeks to do the right thing. However, what he believes to be the right thing to do may work against him in a community he barely knows.

Country: México, España
Direction: Ibáñez Castañeda; Nuria
Script: Ibáñez Castañeda; Nuria
Production: Ibáñez Castañeda; Nuria, Velasco; Cristina, Alenda; José Esteban, Alenda; César
Photography: Becerril; Claudia
Sound: Villaseñor; Liliana
Music: De la Puente; Sergio
Cast:Moncada; Basilio, Trejoluna; Gerardo, Lara; Andrea, Webb; Blake
Art direction: Saade; Diana
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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