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2019 | Color | 02:57

An old lady cooks pozole for her granddaughter, blissfully unaware of the great battle being fought between the ingredients in the boiling pot. Kernels come to life to wage a war of culture and flavor. If we are what we eat, then Mexico is a never-ending clash between two worlds.


Country: México
Direction: Hernández Serrano; Mauricio
Script: Hernández; Mauricio
Production: Couttolenc; Iván, Reyes; Pamela
Photography: Romero; Ariana
Sound: Couttolenc; Iván
Music: Couttolenc; Iván
Cast:Aguilera Venegas; Albertina, Ruíz Cervantes; Melany
Art direction: Zavala; Darío
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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