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2004 | Color | 10 min

A nearly blind man who can only see the color red goes to a brothel looking for a young prostitute so he can paint her red and thus see the body of a beautiful woman before he loses his eyesight completely.


Country: México
Direction: Arriaga Jordán; Patricia
Script: Arriaga Jordán; Patricia
Production: Marrón; Alfredo
Photography: Ortega; Héctor
Sound: Fernández; Pablo
Music: Quezadas; Enrique
Cast:Moret; Gina, Gallegos; Samuel, Quintanar; Damayanti, Echevarría; Emilio
Art direction: Carrasco; Gloria
Participation year at FICM: 2004

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