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2005 | Color | 10 min

Undergrounds Subway drivers in Mexico City talk about their difficult experiences when suicides are run over by their cars.


Country: México
Direction: Ortiz Maciel; Adrián
Script: Ortiz Maciel; Adrián
Production: Muñiz; Karla
Photography: Ortiz Maciel; Adrián
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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