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2015 | Color | 40:00

Don Fernando, 75, fled to Cancun 40 years ago, away from his past and searching for paradise. A reflection about the rights and wrongs of life: heaven and hell. One last attempt for redemption within a constant battle against decadence.


Country: México
Direction: Aguilar; Nicolás
Script: Aguilar; Nicolás
Production: Bukantz; Karla, Hofmann; Henner
Photography: Serra; Gabriel
Sound: Aguilar; Nicolás
Music: Montoya; Scott
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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