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2013 | Color | 119 min

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without knowing the language, he barely survives living on the street until he meets Ruth, an old retired nurse who doesn’t speak Spanish. Beyond language barriers and prejudices, they discover that solidarity and humanity make life bearable.


Country: México, Alemania
Direction: Ramírez - Suárez; Jorge
Script: Ramírez - Suárez; Jorge
Production: Potok; Thierry, Ramírez - Suárez; Jorge, Ramírez "Tocayo"; Jorge Eduardo
Photography: Hidalgo; Carlos
Sound: Rebscher; Roland, Soto; Nacho, González; Karim, Brieño; Bernardo, Serna; Norman
Music: Flores López; Rodrigo
Cast:Schöner; Ingeborg, Evers; Rüdiger, Kruse; Franziska, Ferrer; Kristyan, Ramírez; Arcelia, Kotsifakis; Héctor, Barraza; Adriana
Art direction: Vitse; Florent
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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