Completed - SPANISH - Drama
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.
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)
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.
Country(ies) : MEXICO, FRANCE
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Festival de Cannes 2012 Un Certain RegardSan Sebastian FF 2012 - Horizontes Latinos (Special Mention)BFI London FF 2012 Official CompetitionChicago IFF 2012 - International Film Competition (The Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize)Stockholm IFF 2012 CompetitionTallinn Black Nights IFF 2012 ForumMar Del Plata IFF 2012 Competencia Latino AmericanaPalm Spring IFF 2013 Best Foreign Language Film