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2013 | Color | 92 min

Claudia, a lonely young woman, works at a supermarket. When she ends up in the E.R. with an appendicitis, she meets Martha, the woman in the bed next to her. Martha invites Claudia to her home, where she lives with her children, and they become friends. When Claudia discovers that Martha’s health is deteriorating, she begins to start a relationship with her children.


Country: México
Direction: Sainte-Luce; Claudia
Script: Sainte-Luce; Claudia
Production: Pineda; Geminiano
Photography: Godard; Agnès, Afc
Sound: Le Louet; Frédéric, Arnardi; Vincent
Music: Madame Recamier;
Cast:Franco; Sonia, Guillén; Wendy, Baeza; Andrea, Ramírez Muñoz; Alejandro, Ayala; Ximena, Owen; Lisa
Art direction: Enríquez; Bárbara
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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