Mexico
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They love their son, no matter how long they must wait to see him again. Time seems to travel at its own pacesometimes you get what you want when you want it, but other times gratification is years in the making. For loving, elderly couple Antonio and Bertha, it's the latter. But no matter how many years pass, they'll hold on to hope of seeing their son again. One day, in the midst of financial crisis, their beloved son passes by their makeshift tamale stand. He doesn't stay long, but he leaves behind a gift: their grandson.
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SAID is an exiled Moroccan young man who works in Mexico, in the maintenance department of a hotel.
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A road trip revives the past for two brothers. A note reads: I had to leave Mom. Teenage brothers Rodrigo and Samuel embark on a cross-country road trip in search of their manic-depressive mother after she disappears, leaving behind only a note. The two brothers share a love-hate relationship, having reacted in opposite ways to an upbringing by a mother with an enduring mental illness.
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Together they form the perfect dysfunctional family. Secrets every family has them. The Hamsters takes on the territory of the dysfunctional family drama but in a wisely structured and smartly written way. Teenagers Juan and Jessica take pride in being able to get away with anything little do they know, their parents arent saints either. Despite their fathers (Angel Norzagaray, Only God Knows) façade as the reliable family man, hes secretly driven the family into deep financial trouble.
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Are you willing to succeed at all costs? Winner of the Golden Zenith Award at the Montreal World Film Festival, director Christian Diaz Pardo's debut film features the prolific Harold Torres (Sin Nombre) and the charismatic Carlos Bardem (Javier's older brother, Cell 211). Gonzalez (Torres), a young man living an anonymous, solitary life in the bustling Mexico City, is desperate to pay off his looming debts and make a name for himself.
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In this city there are no strangers, travelers are all trying to find a place, our home. Aina, a nurse by profession, lives with her grandmother. Aina reaches Mexico City in search of her father, whom she had believed dead. Aina's only reference is a photo of a child with a note on the back: "our house in 37 Juarez street." What she finds in the vast city are many streets with that name. And given the chance to explore all of those tiny universes with the number "37", Aina experiences life in Mexico City and finds opportunities that change her forever.
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One would think that a simple road trip across Mexico would be less... complicated. For his 50th birthday, Marcos receives an invitation to the wedding of the only woman he loved, 30 years ago. To add to this, the Chinese Mafia is after his restaurant, and Marcos' dream of becoming a writer seems very unattainable. So, wouldn't the wedding be the perfect time to get away from it? One would think so.
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Two women handle their husband's absence across the border in different ways.
This short film precedes the film Small, Beautifully Moving Parts.