2008 | Color | 86 min During the 1950s, Mexico suffers in the transition to modernity. Bonfilio leaves his family with his father to go north in search of better luck. The conflicts between them resolve when Bonfilio comes back to say his last goodbye. Lucía, a prostitute, and Demetrio, a gravedigger, find each other on a night where love can only be complete when Demetrio buries her. Don Julio, an old landowner, is consumed with remorse after the departure of Cleotilde, whom he married out of convenience. Country: México Direction: Rochín; Roberto Script: Rochín; Roberto, Pérez Turrent; Tomás, Nahmías; Elías Production: Rochín; Roberto, Castañeda; Gabriela Photography: Aguilar; Alfonso, de La Rosa; Arturo Sound: Vaisman; Eduardo, Hernández; Miguel Music: Dudin; Dmitri, Taméz; Gerardo Cast:Armendáriz Jr; Pedro, Claudia Talancón; Ana, Hank; Alex, Heredia; Dolores, Martínez; Justo, Rodarte; Miguel, Zerda; Fidel, Von; Eduardo Participation year at FICM: 2008
2008 | Color | 86 min During the 1950s, Mexico suffers in the transition to modernity. Bonfilio leaves his family with his father to go north in search of better luck. The conflicts between them resolve when Bonfilio comes back to say his last goodbye. Lucía, a prostitute, and Demetrio, a gravedigger, find each other on a night where love can only be complete when Demetrio buries her. Don Julio, an old landowner, is consumed with remorse after the departure of Cleotilde, whom he married out of convenience. Country: México Direction: Rochín; Roberto Script: Rochín; Roberto, Pérez Turrent; Tomás, Nahmías; Elías Production: Rochín; Roberto, Castañeda; Gabriela Photography: Aguilar; Alfonso, de La Rosa; Arturo Sound: Vaisman; Eduardo, Hernández; Miguel Music: Dudin; Dmitri, Taméz; Gerardo Cast:Armendáriz Jr; Pedro, Claudia Talancón; Ana, Hank; Alex, Heredia; Dolores, Martínez; Justo, Rodarte; Miguel, Zerda; Fidel, Von; Eduardo Participation year at FICM: 2008
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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