Mexico / USA,
2020, 97 min
(Alternative: 93 min)
Directed by:
Alexis GambisScreenplay:
Alexis GambisCinematography:
Alejandro MejíaCast:
Paulina Gaitan, William Mapother, Tenoch Huerta, Electra Avellán, Alexia Rasmussen, Noé Hernández, Emily Keefe, Angelina Peláez, Gabino Rodríguez (more)Plots(1)
After his grandmother’s death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis. (Sundance Film Festival)
Cast
Paulina Gaitan
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin Nombre (2009)
Four Moons (2014)
Innocent Voices (2004)
William Mapother
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Minority Report (2002)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Tenoch Huerta
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin Nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
Electra Avellán
Venezuela
Best movies:
Planet Terror (2007)
Machete (2010)
Death Proof (2007)
Alexia Rasmussen
Best movies:
Listen to Your Heart (2010)
California Solo (2012)
Gabriel (2014)
Noé Hernández
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin Nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015)
Emily Keefe
USA
Angelina Peláez
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
Hell (2010)
Under the Same Moon (2007)
Gabino Rodríguez
Mexico
Best movies:
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)
Sin Nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
Kurt Andersen
Best movies:
A Short History of Decay (2014)