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Completed - SPANISH - Drama

Log Line

After her mother died, Alejandra has hold on suffering at bulling in her school, so she do not bring home additional problems to her father. But soon, revenge was to take action.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2011 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2012 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Michel FRANCO
Writer(s) : Michel FRANCO
Cast : Gonzalo VEGA SISTO, Hernán MENDOZA, Tessa IA

Producer(s) : Michel FRANCO (Pop Films), Marco Polo CONSTANDSE (Filmadora Nacional), Alexis FRIDMAN (Lemon Films), Elias MENASSÉ (Pop Films)

Synopsis

Since Roberto’s wife died, he has left his 15-year-old daughter Alejandra unattended. Deep into depression, he decides to move into Mexico City. In the new school, the child will hold in silence emotional and sexual abuses, along with all kind of humiliation, as long as she never brings trouble to home. The situation comes to a limit during a school trip to the Beach, when Alejandra escapes swimming away from her torturers. Roberto thinks that those bullies killed his daughter and prepares revenge. When Alejandra shows up, it is too late.

Production

Country(ies) : MEXICO, FRANCE

BRAZIL IMOVISION
FRANCE BAC FILMS
GREECE FEELGOOD ENTERT
JAPAN AYA PRO CO. LTD
POLAND AP MANANA
RUSSIA P & I FILMS
SWEDEN Sep 13, 2013 STUDIO S ENTERT
SWITZERLAN AGORA FILMS
TAIWAN CAI CHANG INTER
UNITED KIN STUDIOCANAL (UK
UNITED KIN CHANNEL FOUR TE
USA PRAGDA


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2012 Un Certain Regard
San Sebastian FF 2012 - Horizontes Latinos (Special Mention)
BFI London FF 2012 Official Competition
Chicago IFF 2012 - International Film Competition (The Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize)
Stockholm IFF 2012 Competition
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2012 Forum
Mar Del Plata IFF 2012 Competencia Latino Americana
Palm Spring IFF 2013 Best Foreign Language Film


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