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2003 | Color | 10 min

Another evening in a Mexico City neighborhood. In an instant, a harmless game becomes a death trap.


Country: México
Direction: Curiel de Icaza; Álvaro
Script: Curiel de Icaza; Álvaro
Production: Rodríguez; Hugo, Castro; Ángeles
Photography: León; Andrés
Sound: Barberis; Matías
Music: Curiel de Icaza; Álvaro
Cast:Ramírez; Arcelia, Bichir; Bruno
Art direction: Manrique; Lorenza
Participation year at FICM: 2004

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