Skip to main content
2008 | Color | 1h 50

An old building in Mexico City’s Historical Center is being restored and is filled with rubble and debris. The person responsible for improving the architectonic and general appearance of the building has forced its residents to be evacuated. The stories told by a group of construction workers help the protagonist understand the significance of his decision.


Country: México
Direction: Hernández González; José Antonio, Cortés; Juan Pablo
Script: Cortés; Juan Pablo, Hernández González; José Antonio
Production: Hernández; José Antonio
Photography: Díaz; Aram
Sound: Villalobos; Uriel
Music: Ellenor; Ellenor
Cast:De La Llave; Erica, Márquez; Concepción, Willheme; Alma, Cortés; Rafael, Murray; Rodrigo
Participation year at FICM: 2009

Other Movies

Naza

Naza
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa
Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More

The Buzz

Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

Related News

Coahuayana, Michoacán
Visit the Beaches of Michoacán
Ganadores 24 FICM
The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12
LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS, de Piero F. Giunti y Doug Blush, se proyectó en la 24ª edición del FICM
LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM
La muerte es temporal Cerveza Victoria
LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM