2006 | Color | 115 min In a village on the northeastern coast of Brazil, Jusce, 17 year-old, scrapes a living by diving 30 meters for lobster, using rudimentary equipment. His prize at the end of a long day of risky work is sitting close to Ana, who lives with her mother and young daughter, as she savors the drama of urban sophisticates on her favorite soap opera. Ana dreams of leaving the village to see the world. Jusce is content with the life he leads. The other fishermen, friends of Jusce´s dead father, help him to buy and fit out his own fishing boat. One day an old buddy, Rogério, returns from the big city to work giving dune buggy rides along the coast. The day Rogério gives Jusce a ride to Ana´s place marks the beginning of their rivalry for Ana´s attention. Jusce has to reinvent himself in order not to lose Ana to Rogério´s adventurous lifestyle Country: Brasil, Estados Unidos, Rusia Direction: Mikhanovsky; Kirill Script: Mikhanovsky; Kirill Production: Michelson; Jacob, De Capua; Fernanda Photography: Parekh; Andrij Sound: Compasso; Aloysio Cast:María Alves; José, Rafaelle; Rubia, Díaz; Chico, Haagensen; Phellipe, “Nêgo” da Silva; Agrício, “Macaro” Nelson da Silva; Antônio Art direction: Palazzo; Monica Participation year at FICM: 2006
2006 | Color | 115 min In a village on the northeastern coast of Brazil, Jusce, 17 year-old, scrapes a living by diving 30 meters for lobster, using rudimentary equipment. His prize at the end of a long day of risky work is sitting close to Ana, who lives with her mother and young daughter, as she savors the drama of urban sophisticates on her favorite soap opera. Ana dreams of leaving the village to see the world. Jusce is content with the life he leads. The other fishermen, friends of Jusce´s dead father, help him to buy and fit out his own fishing boat. One day an old buddy, Rogério, returns from the big city to work giving dune buggy rides along the coast. The day Rogério gives Jusce a ride to Ana´s place marks the beginning of their rivalry for Ana´s attention. Jusce has to reinvent himself in order not to lose Ana to Rogério´s adventurous lifestyle Country: Brasil, Estados Unidos, Rusia Direction: Mikhanovsky; Kirill Script: Mikhanovsky; Kirill Production: Michelson; Jacob, De Capua; Fernanda Photography: Parekh; Andrij Sound: Compasso; Aloysio Cast:María Alves; José, Rafaelle; Rubia, Díaz; Chico, Haagensen; Phellipe, “Nêgo” da Silva; Agrício, “Macaro” Nelson da Silva; Antônio Art direction: Palazzo; Monica Participation year at FICM: 2006
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
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
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
