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2015 | Color | 03:58

Montse is a street child begging for money at traffic lights in a gray and sad world. An incident causes her to escape reality through a puddle, transforming her world into color and fantasy. But the charm doesn't last forever...


Country: México
Direction: Esquivel Escalante; Andrea
Script: Esquivel Escalante; Andrea
Production: Mercado; Daniel, Jiménez; Diego, Fernández; Rubí, Escamilla; Paul, Ramírez; Yesica, Cruz; Leonardo
Photography: García; Aarón
Sound: Martínez; Francisco
Music: Hawkes; Pete, Zavala; Pablo
Cast:Fernández; Andrea, Fernández; Ernesto, Fernández; Rubí
Art direction: Esquivel Escalante; Andrea
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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