Desierto

2015 | Color | 94:00

A group of would-be immigrants dream of entering the USA becomes a nightmare when a deranged vigilante begins stalking them through the Sonoran Desert.

Country: México, Francia
Direction: Cuarón; Jonás
Script: García; Mateo, Cuarón; Jonás
Production: Cuarón; Carlos, Cuarón; Jonás, García; Alex, Cuarón; Alfonso, Gillibert; Charles
Photography: García; Damián
Sound: Locatelli; Raúl, Díaz; Sergio
Music: Woodkid
Cast:Morgan; Jeffrey Dean, Hidalgo; Alondra, García Bernal; Gael, Cataño; Diego
Art direction: García; Alejandro
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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