Men of Salt

2022 | Color | 13:44

Cristobal returns with his family after an unsuccessful migration attempt. While fishing with his father in an industrialised area, his dreams and his body connect with the sea that gets sick day after day.

Direction: Sosa Gil; Luis Armando
Script: Sosa Gil; Luis Armando
Production: Sosa Gil; Luis Armando, Arenas; Beuukubi
Photography: Sosa Gil; Luis Armando
Sound: Sosa Gil; Luis Armando, Arenas; Beuukubi, Acosta; Odin, Victoria; Oscar, Cortés Navarrete; Carlos
Music: Alba; Jorge
Cast:Ortega; Cristobal, Ortega; Manuel, Almanza; Dolores
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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