2017 | Color | 124:00 The misnamed Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) left a million dead and 500,000 refugees, some20,000 of whom were taken in by Mexico. Among them were the director’s grandparents, parents, aunt, and many of their friends. This epic tragedy yielded stories of survival and luck as experienced and recalled by the protagonists, here intertwined with the shared history of Spain and Mexico in the twentieth century. Country: México Direction: Urrusti; Juan Francisco Script: Piñó Sandoval; Ana, Urrusti; Juan Francisco Production: Urrusti; Juan Francisco Photography: Luna; Mario Sound: Sánchez Padilla; Jesús Music: Urrusti; Juan Rafael, Urrusti; Ana Francisca Participation year at FICM: 2019
2017 | Color | 124:00 The misnamed Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) left a million dead and 500,000 refugees, some20,000 of whom were taken in by Mexico. Among them were the director’s grandparents, parents, aunt, and many of their friends. This epic tragedy yielded stories of survival and luck as experienced and recalled by the protagonists, here intertwined with the shared history of Spain and Mexico in the twentieth century. Country: México Direction: Urrusti; Juan Francisco Script: Piñó Sandoval; Ana, Urrusti; Juan Francisco Production: Urrusti; Juan Francisco Photography: Luna; Mario Sound: Sánchez Padilla; Jesús Music: Urrusti; Juan Rafael, Urrusti; Ana Francisca Participation year at FICM: 2019
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 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 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
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
