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2006 | Color | 23 min

A visual compilation of religious fervor during Easter week in the Tzintzuntzan community of Ithacan from 1996 to 2006. The testimonies of the carriers at the Soledad Temple reveal the importance of the spiritual image known as The Holy Burial.


Country: México
Direction: Rodríguez Guillén; Pavel
Script: Rodríguez Guillén; Pavel
Production: Rodríguez Guillén; Pavel
Photography: Rodríguez Guillén; Pavel
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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