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2019 | Color | 11:25

Julian, a boy who fantasizes about seeing a mermaid, treasures a collection of clues he finds after every day he spends fishing with his father, who encourages Julián’s flights of fancy by placing marine objects in the fishing nets—a plan to keep his son dreaming despite their precarious circumstances.


Direction: Castillo; Cristal
Script: Castillo; Cristal
Production: Robles; Omar
Photography: Trujillo; Ernesto
Sound: Sánchez; Jhonathan
Music: Romero; Alberto
Cast:Alejandro Morán, Santiago Valencia López
Art direction: Cebrián; Marianne
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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