Directed by Rigoberto Perezcano
Cinema’s fascination with illegal border crossings between Mexico and the United States gets a totally fresh take in Rigoberto Perezcano’s delicately poised film. Focused on how life is lived precariously between desperate attempts to cross over, the story follows Oaxaca-born Andrés (Harold Torres) as he bides his time in Tijuana. He finds a little work at a convenience store and gets friendly with the two women (Alicia Laguna and Sonia Couoh) who run it.
As the relationships deepen and their individual stories emerge, the emotional costs of the ties that bind are explored with great sensitivity. The sincerity of the minimal story line is balanced by a liberating humor and breathtakingly beautiful images that give life and dignity to Andrés and his fellow travelers.
2009. Mexico/Spain. 93 min.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Mexican filmmaker Rigoberto Perezcano began his career making documentaries. His film XV en Zaachila was included in several festivals, and received several national and international prizes. In 2001, he landed a Rockefeller-MacArthur Ford scholarship for writing the screenplay of Carmín Tropical, and he currently holds a scholarship from the Mexican Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte. Northless, his first full-length feature, was included in Films in Progress 14 at the San Sebastian Festival, where it was awarded the Industry, TVE, and Casa de America awards.
