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2009 | Color | 30 min

Salvador leaves home in search of better opportunities in the United States. When he reaches the border he is paralyzed by fear. On returning to his village he is unable to face his family and hides out in the wilderness.


Country: México
Direction: Ortiz Maciel; Adrián
Script: Ortiz Maciel; Adrián
Production: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC);
Photography: Pérez; Moisés
Sound: Rojas; Tania, Rosas; Paulina, Lira; Rodrigo
Music: Herrera; Jesús, Antonio Tranquilino; José
Cast:Huertas; Luisa, Estrada; David Aarón, Contreras; Jorge, Constantini; Karla, Hugo Peña; Héctor
Art direction: García; Pamela, Campuzano; Alberto
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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