Hombre al agua

2026 | B/N | 116:00

Camilo, a Cuban lifeguard, saves Mexican businessman Abel from drowning. Grateful, Abel brings Camilo to Mexico, where he marries Abel’s daughter, Juana, and they have a child. But Camilo soon discovers that his new life is part of Abel’s Machiavellian plan of manipulation and control.

Country: México
Direction: García Bernal; Gael
Script: García Bernal; Gael, Pensotti; Mariano
Production: de la Peza; Fernanda, Perskie; Stacy
Photography: La Palombara; Francisco
Sound: Umpierrez; Javier
Music: Guerra; Memo
Cast:García Bernal; Gael, Pimentel; Esmeralda, Nascimento; Débora, Oreiro; Natalia, Díaz; Anna, García Rulfo; Manuel, Salinas; Jorge
Art direction: Cabriada; Sandra
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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