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2012 | Color | 103 min

Emilio, a man in his fifties, returns home after fifteen years of absence. His wife and 28-year-old son receive him with bitterness and confusion. After a couple of days they decide to kick him out, only to find out that he has already left. The son ends up tracking down Emilio and spends a couple of days hanging out with him in his apartment.


Country: México, Canadá, Países Bajos
Direction: Pereda; Nicolás
Script: Pereda; Nicolás
Production: Cruz; Maximiliano, Gómez; Sandra
Photography: Coronado; Alejandro
Sound: Enriquez; José Miguel
Music: Mata; Carlos, Bach; Juan Sebastián
Cast:Barreiro; Francisco, Sánchez; Teresa, Rodríguez; José, Rodríguez; Luis, Pardo; Luisa, Rodríguez; Gabino
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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