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2019 | Color | 83:00

In a forgotten Mexican village caught in the crossfire between the military and the cartels, a little boy’s mother disappears. The boy’s grandmother tells him to go to the forest and pray to the gods of nature for her safe return. As the villagers prepare for a final showdown with the military, the boy escapes to the forest to beg for his mother.


Country: México
Direction: Gil; Joshua
Script: Gil; Joshua
Production: d’Ornano; Marion, Impreriale; Laura, Sosa; Carlos, Gil; Joshua
Photography: Gil; Joshua, Guzmán; Mateo
Sound: Astorga; Ricardo, Treviño; Paul, Arias; Baruch, Belver; Raquel
Music: Herrera; Hilario, Duran; Galo
Cast:Pérez Jiménez; Erwin Antonio, Pérez Vásquez; Nereyda, Vázquez Torres; Virgen, Bautista González; Javier, Martínez; Damián D., Díaz Gómez; Ofelia, Díaz Gutiérrez; Medardo
Art direction: Camacho; Rafael
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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