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Los cuerpos que se apagan
2023 | Color | 29:15

Arturo, a Mexican teenager, dreams about traveling to Japan, hoping to find the reason of his existence. Haruko, a Japanese woman in her twenties, has the necessity to leave behind her daily monotony to start a new life in an unknown country. In a dreamlike wandering, the protagonists face disillusionment that make them believe that their desire for freedom is only possible in dreams.


Country: México
Direction: Montiel; Satoru
Script: Montiel; Satoru
Production: Vilchis-Conde; Rodolfo
Photography: Méndez; Samantha
Sound: CA; Joshua
Music: Montiel; Satoru, Murphy; Víctor, Salgado; Xavier
Cast:Villarreal; Aarón, Miyasaki; Ana
Art direction: Granadillo Novoa; Diego
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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