Against Nature

2026 | Color | 87:02

Jonás returns home and starts working as a stonemason. He eventually finds himself immersed in a drama that seems to be caused by nature itself, hurtling toward a stark outcome from which humanity, since its very inception, has never managed to escape.

Country: México
Direction: Bertha; Axel
Script: Bertha; Axel
Production: de la Peza; Fernanda, Maung; Daniela, Bertha; Axel, Melas-Kyriazi; Alexander, Wolfe; Daniel, Reygadas; Carlos, Sierra; Itzel
Photography: Martínez; Flavia, Reyes; Edson
Sound: Silva; Andrés, Salazar; Arturo, Vega; César, Escobar; Victoria
Music: Guzik; Ariel, Minus; Ela
Cast:Zarate; Jonathan, Gaytan; Esmeralda, Gaytan; Norberto
Art direction: Felipe; Everardo
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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