Spain / Mexico,
2000, 109 min
Directed by:
María NovaroScreenplay:
María NovaroCinematography:
Serguei Saldívar TanakaCast:
Jesús Ochoa, Juan Manuel Bernal, Gerardo Taracena, Fernando Conde, Silverio Palacios, Tiaré Scanda, José Sefami, Martín Altomaro, Cristina MichausPlots(1)
Aurelia is a single mother who ditches her factory job and drug-dealing boyfriend, and Ana is a smooth-talking smuggler of a fake Mayan artifacts fleeing a corrupt cop. When they cross paths at a truck stop in the dusty Mexican bordertown of Ciudad Juarez, the two decide to travel together to the Yucatan in search of freedom and friendship. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
- 2001 - María Novaro (Latin America Cinema Award)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2000 - María Novaro (Golden Shell for Best Film)