The Stepmother

2016 | Color | 09:00

A teenager has to spend time with his stepmother after his father, who he had gone to visit, is away because of his job. His adolescence and her loneliness lead them to know each other more than they expected.

Direction: Tovar Velarde; Sergio
Script: Tovar Velarde; Sergio
Production: Barrón; Édgar
Photography: Nolin; Yannick
Sound: Espinosa; Enrique
Cast:Felei; Lorena, de Tinguy; Jean-Philippe, Le Bris; Patrice
Art direction: Barrón; Edgar
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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