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2013 | Color | 102 min

Juan, Sara and Samuel, who are all 15 years old, leave Guatemala to try to reach the United States. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, a Tzotzil Indian who does not speak Spanish and has no official documents. They all believe they will find a better world beyond the U.S.–Mexico border, but they soon must confront a very different reality.


Country: España, México
Direction: Quemada-Diez; Diego
Script: Carreras; Lucía, Quemada-Díez; Diego, Portela; Gibrán
Production: Payán; Inna, Campos; Edher, Salinas; Luis
Photography: Secco; María
Sound: Locatelli; Raúl, Barberis; Matías, Baksht; Jaime
Music: Lieberman; Jacobo, Heiblum; Leonardo
Cast:Bañuelos; César, Jiménez; Salvador, Alberti; Luis, Esquerra; Ricardo, Tahuite; Héctor, Chajón; Carlos, Martínez; Karen, Domínguez; Rodolfo, López; Brandon, Medina; Ramón, García; Axel, Navarro; Rolando, Medellín; Juan Carlos, Martínez; Ana Beatriz, Solalinde; padre Alejandro, Barraza; Gilberto, Concepción Macías; José
Art direction: Jacques; Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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