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2020 | Color | 98:00

After his grandmother’s death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán, for the first time in many years. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis

 


Country: México, Estados Unidos
Direction: Gambis; Alexis
Script: Gambis; Alexis
Production: Dayan; Abraham, Altamirano; María
Photography: Mejía; Alejandro
Sound: Saldaña; Andrés
Music: MarYán; Cristóbal
Cast:López; Juan Ramón, Avellan; Electra, Flores; Ángel Adrián, Rasmussen; Alexia, Rodríguez; Lazaro Gabino, Salmeron; Pablo, Rivera; Fernanda, Huerta; Tenoch, Gaitán; Paulina, Guadalupe; Ignacio, Aragón; Angélica, Hernández; Noé, Isaacs; Kaarlo, Ugarte; Juan
Art direction: Guzmán; Sofía
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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