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2006 | Color | 27 min

Kalimán is a real-life superhero.


Country: México
Direction: Grau; Jorge Michel
Script: Grau; Jorge Michel
Production: Castro; Ángeles
Photography: Sanchez; Santiago
Sound: Schmucler; Federico, Tamez; Pablo
Music: Yucatán a Go Go;
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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