Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 93 minutes
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.
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)
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.
Country(ies) : MEXICO, FRANCE
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Festival de Cannes 2012 - Un Certain Regard (Grand Prix)San 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