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Completed - SPANISH, ENGLISH - Drama, First film - 100 minutes

Log Line

It’s the chronicle of the odysee four young Latinamerican teenagers experience as they travel through Mexico on their way up north, to the USA.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Diego QUEMADA-DIEZ
Writer(s) : Diego QUEMADA-DIEZ, Gibrán PORTELA, Lucia CARRERAS
Producer(s) : Edher CAMPOS (Machete Producciones), Inna PAYAN (Animal de Luz Films), Luis SALINAS (Machete Producciones)

Synopsis

Juan, Sara and Samuel, three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala, travel to the US in search of a better life. On their journey through Mexico, they meet Chauk, an indian from Chiapas who doesn't speak Spanish. Traveling together in cargo trains, walking on the railroad tracks, they soon have to face a harsh reality.

Production

Country(ies) : MEXICO

Financing plan : Mexican Film Institute
State of Chiapas, Mexico

Start of shooting : April 2012

BELGIUM SEPTEMBER FILM
HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
HUNGARY CIRKO FILM KFT.
ITALY PARTHENOS S.R.L
MEXICO CINE CANIBAL
NETHERLAND SEPTEMBER FILM
NORWAY Oct 25, 2013 AS FIDALGO FILM
PUERTO RIC WIESNER DISTRIB
PUERTO RIC WIESNER DISTRIB
ROMANIA VOODOO FILMS SR
SPAIN Dec 05, 2013 GOLEM DISTRIBUC
SWEDEN Oct 16, 2020 SMORGASBORD PIC
SWITZERLAN XENIX FILMDISTR
UNITED KIN Jun 27, 2014 PECCADILLO PICT


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2013 Un Certain Regard


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