2022 | Color | 20:49 Many Mexican grandmothers have one thing in common: several were kidnapped and, as a result of the machismo of the time, forced to marry their captor. Esperanza, an elderly woman, narrates how at the age of 19 she was kidnapped by Luther, a boy she met in her childhood, how she was forced to marry him after her family rejected her and how, many years later, she found her freedom. This is a story of love and hope. Country: México Direction: Veliz; Mayra Script: Veliz; Mayra Production: Castellanos; Denisse Photography: Carlos; Castillo Sound: Acosta; Odin Music: Madrigal; Héctor, Miramontes; Juan Pablo Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | Color | 20:49 Many Mexican grandmothers have one thing in common: several were kidnapped and, as a result of the machismo of the time, forced to marry their captor. Esperanza, an elderly woman, narrates how at the age of 19 she was kidnapped by Luther, a boy she met in her childhood, how she was forced to marry him after her family rejected her and how, many years later, she found her freedom. This is a story of love and hope. Country: México Direction: Veliz; Mayra Script: Veliz; Mayra Production: Castellanos; Denisse Photography: Carlos; Castillo Sound: Acosta; Odin Music: Madrigal; Héctor, Miramontes; Juan Pablo Participation year at FICM: 2022
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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
