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Aguacuario
2023 | Color | 20:16

Under the sun and in the heat of a lonely port in Veracruz, Mexico, a 10-year-old boy who works alongside his older brother delivering water jugs on an old tricycle, crosses paths with a girl of his same age.

This will make him face a dilemma: to fulfill his responsibilities or disobey his brother and embark on a small three-wheeled adventure.


Country: México
Direction: Castilla Ponce; Jose Eduardo
Script: Castilla Ponce; Jose Eduardo
Production: Maciel Del Pino; Carolina, Castilla Ponce; Jose Eduardo
Photography: Salgado Alemán; César
Sound: Hernández; Luis Aztk, Gómez Guevara; Francisco
Music: Rubio; Fer
Cast:Benítez;Hugo, Moreno; Marsell, Jurado; Claudio
Art direction: García León; Gerardo, Nuñez; Erika
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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