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Completed - SPANISH - True Story, Social issues, Drama - 135 minutes

Log Line

The quest of a Mexican mother for the truth about the disappearance of her teenage daughter.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Teodora Ana MIHAI
Writer(s) : Habacuc antonio DE ROSARIO, Teodora ana MIHAI
Cast : Arcelia RAMÍREZ, Alvaro GUERRERO, Ayelén MUZO, Jorge JIMENEZ

Producer(s) : Hans EVERAERT (MENUETTO FILM), Luc DARDENNE (LES FILMS DU FLEUVE), Cristian MUNGIU (MOBRA FILMS), Michel FRANCO (Lo que algunos soñaron)

Synopsis

Cielo’s teenage daughter, Laura, is kidnapped by a violent cartel in a North Mexican village. Despite paying several ransoms, Laura is not returned.

When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands. She begins her own investigation, but this attracts the attention of the cartel and her own life gets threatened.

Fortunately she manages to earn the trust and sympathy of Lamarque, an army Lieutenant operating in the region. Lamarque, a military man with unconventional modus operandi, agrees to assist her in her search – off the record – in exchange for information which she can provide as a local. Cielo’s collaboration with Lamarque pulls her into the vicious cycle of violence that made her a victim in the first place.

Production

Country(ies) : BELGIUM, ROMANIA, MEXICO

Financing plan : Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)
Centre du Cinema du Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (CCA FWB)
CNC Romania
Belgian tax shelter
RTBF
Be TV
Proximus
Eurimages

Start of shooting : November 2020

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Festivals and Awards

Cannes 2021 (Un Certain Regard, Audacity Prize)


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