In the Pit

2006 | Color | 85 min

A Mexican legend says that when a bridge is built, the devil asks for souls so that it will never fall. This film tells the story of the workers who participate in the construction of a second level to Mexico City?s inner Periférico freeway

Country: México
Direction: Rulfo; Juan Carlos
Script: Rulfo; Juan Carlos
Production: Montiel; Eugenia, Rulfo; Juan Carlos
Photography: Rulfo; Juan Carlos
Sound: Brucshtein; Natalia, Santos; Mauricio
Music: Heiblum; Leonardo
Cast:Sánchez Montes; Natividad, Zarate Zenteno; Agustín, Octaviano Simón; Isahín, Martínez; Vicencio, Hernández; Isabel Dolores, El chaparro, El grande, Calzada; José Guadalupe, León; Tomás José, Sánchez; Pedro
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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In The Pit

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