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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

After the death of her mother Lucía, teenage Alejandra (Tessa Ia) and her dad Roberto (Hernan Mendoza) have just moved to Mexico. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2012 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2012 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2012 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Michel FRANCO
Writer(s) : Michel FRANCO
Cast : Francisco RUEDA, Gonzálo Vega SISTO, Hernán MENDOZA, Paloma CERVANTES, Tamara Yazbek BERNAL, Tessa IA

Producer(s) : Alexis FRIDMAN (Lemon Films), Marco Polo CONSTANDSE (Filmadora Nacional)

Synopsis

Six months after the death of his wife in a car accident, Roberto and his teenage daughter Alejandra set off from Vallarta for a fresh start in Mexico City. Alejandra finds her feet more easily than Roberto but very soon, she has aroused the baser instincts in her classmates. Ashamed and unable to tell her father about the escalating bullying at school, Alejandra’s silence ultimately takes a dreadful toll.

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 (Grand Prix)
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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