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2014 | B/N | 75

An apocalypse presented through portraits of characters struggling to survive in a hostile environment, where the only thing they have in common is the will to keep on living, no matter what the cost.


Country: México
Direction: Silva; Ricardo
Script: Silva; Ricardo, Pastrana; Julia
Production: Silva; Ricardo, Valencia; Paulina
Photography: Durazo; Adrián, Montalvo; Alejandro
Sound: Carreño; Ricardo
Music: Plá; Albert
Cast:Hernández; José Luis, Reyes; Julián, Reyes; Karla, Hinestrosa; Karla, El Muerto de Tijuana, Parra; Reinaldo, Salguero; Juan Pablo, Aldama; Adolfo, Mejía; Dana, Salazar; José Felipe, Granados; Amador, García; Yareni, Lew, Jiménez; Domingo, Morales; Luis
Art direction: Figueroa; Elmer
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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