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Overview
Following in the footsteps of directors such as Carlos Reygadas, the cinematographer Daniela Schneider works with non-professional actors for her first work, which narrates the struggle of a family in leading a normal life after experiencing the father’s serious sickness. The connotations offered in the film are recurrent in Mexican cinema: relations between different social classes and identity. A while back, Juan suffered a brain stroke; today he dependson everybody, including the employees. While, he finds amusement and comfort in horror movies,his wife Alicia tries to fight pain with memories of her glory days as a model. Matias, their only son, struggles to find a place in the midst of this situation.
Director and cast
- Daniela Schneider Director
- Carmen Vicarte as Alicia
- Jorge Bartolucci as Juan
- Julian Gonzalez de Leon as Matias
- Tania Marquina as Paulina
- Luis Lince as Arnulfo
- Angela Vázquez González as Niña
- Inn Klikotskaia as Mujer bañandose en regaderas
- Consuelo Prieto as Mujer bañandose en regaderas
- Itzel Moreno Villaseñor as Mujer pasando en regaderas
- Gerda Hansberg as Mujer bañandose en regaderas
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