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El poderoso Victoria
2022 | Color | 117:00

In 1936, in the Mexican desert, a young railroad mechanic sees his dream of becoming an engine driver cut short by the closure of the train route between his remote village and civilization. He must decide between migrating to the US—and renouncing both his roots and the love of his life— or helping a picturesque group of villagers defend their home with a crazy plan: to build a train of their own.


Country: México
Direction: Ramón; Raúl
Script: Ramón; Raúl
Production: Ramón; Raúl, Velázquez; Fabiola
Photography: Ramón; Raúl
Sound: Martinez Cobos; Mario
Music: Velázquez; Fernando
Cast:Alcázar; Damián, Oñate; Gerardo, De la Torre; Lorena, Sosa; Roberto, Vivar; Edgar, España; Lalo, Cosío; Joaquín, Tovar; Luis Felipe, Ramones; Adal, Sandoval; Said, Martín del Campo; Rogeiro, Trujillo; Alberto, Monterrubio; Ana, Ramón; Iñaki
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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