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2003 | Color | 10 min

The Box. An old lady is getting ready for her death. Her son Ramiro, mentally handicapped, is unable to understand his mother´s actions. This tragicomedy shows that the road to death can be full of suprises.


Country: México
Direction: Ruiz Ibáñez; Jaime
Script: Ruiz Ibáñez; Jaime
Production: Ruiz Ibáñez; Jaime
Photography: Cantú; Alejandro
Sound: Molina; Miguel Ángel
Music: Gamboa; Eduardo
Cast:Palacios; Siverio, Woolrich; Abel, Murguía; Ana Ofelia
Art direction: Pérez; Leonel
Participation year at FICM: 2003

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