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2016 | B/N | 114:00

Refugio doesn’t know that Juan, the man who saved his life, is his own father. Fate has brought them together 30 years after tearing them apart, when Juan abandoned their circus carrying a terrible secret. Refugio has grown up in this circus but in search of his lost love he embarks upon an emotional journey from his hometown in Mexico to the streets of New Orleans. This is a tale about the possibility of love, redemption and fate.


Direction: Bichir; Demián
Script: Bichir; Demián
Production: García; Santiago, Bichir; Bruno, Bichir; Demián, García; Alex
Photography: Serguei Saldívar Tanaka A.M.C.
Sound: Martín Hernández M.P.S.E.
Music: Heiblum; Leonardo, Lieberman; Jacobo
Cast:Longoria; Eva, Patric; Jason, Sherk; Stefanie, Colombo; Juan Carlos, Ramírez; Arcelia, Bichir; José Ángel, Bracho; Julio, Bichir; Demián, Kruger; Diane, Perugorria; Jorge, Paleta; Ludwika, Talancón; Ana Claudia
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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