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Perdidos en la noche
2023 | Color | 120:00

Emiliano lives in a small mining town in Mexico. Motivated by a deep sense of justice, he searches for the perpetrators of the disappearance of his activist mother, who was standing up for local jobs against an international mining company. Receiving no help from the police or judicial system, he finds a clue that leads him to the wealthy Aldama family, where he meets a famous artist, his celebrity wife, and their beautiful daughter.


Country: Alemania, Holanda (Países Bajos), México
Direction: Escalante; Amat
Script: Escalante; Amat, Escalante; Martín
Production: Célis; Nicolás, de la Peza; Fernanda, Escalante; Amat, Glijnis; Erik, Jakobsen; Eva, Jersin; Mikkel, Petit; Leontine, Pors; Katrin, Roald; Andreas, Sugich; Alejandro, Wechsler; Dan, Zeinal Zade; Jamal
Photography: Durazo; Adrián
Sound: García; Carlos, Schopping; Michel, Locatelli; Raúl
Music: Steinberg; Michael, Dixon; Kyle
Cast:Osio; María Fernanda, García; Juan Daniel, Expósito; Ester, Mori; Bárbara, Bonilla; Fernando
Art direction: Schneider; Daniela
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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