MEXICO 86
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Film director:
- César Diaz
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Actors:
- Bérénice Béjo
- Léonardo Ortizgris
- Matheo Labbé
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Genres:
- Thriller
- Drama
- Duration: 93 minutes
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Language:
- Spanish
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Nationalities:
- Belgium
- France
- Prize / Festival: Piazza Grande Locarno Film Festival
- Producers: Delphine Schmit, Géraldine Sprimont & Anne-Laure Guégan
- Production Companies: Tripode Productions, Need Productions
- Status: Completed
Synopsis
1976. Death threats force Maria, a Guatemalan rebel activist fighting against the corrupt military dictatorship, to flee to Mexico, leaving her son behind.
10 years later, when he comes to live with her, she is forced to choose between her duties as a mother and continuing her revolutionary activism.
After winning the Camera d’Or with Our Mothers, César Díaz returns with the tense and intimate thriller MEXICO 86, inspired by his own story.
