30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: Panorama

The Wolves (2019) 15

Mexico | 2019 | 95 min.

Along with their mother Lucia, the brothers Max and Leo have just crossed the border from Mexico into the United States in search of a better life. But it is not easy for them to gain a foothold in their new home country. While waiting for Lucia to return from work, the kids build an imaginary universe with their drawings and think about mom's promise of going to “Disneyland”, their land of dreams.

CountryMexico
Year2019
Duration95 min
Rating15
LanguageCantonese, English, Spanish
SubtitleCzech
Directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo
Screenplay Samuel Kishi Leopo, Sofía Gómez Córdova, José Luis Briones
Director of Photography Octavio Arauz
Music Kenji Kishi Leopo
Edited by Yordi Capó, Carlos Espinoza Benítez, Samuel Kishi Leopo
Contact FiGa Films

Biography

He is a director and editor from Mexico. He studied visual arts at the University of Guadalajara. He has directed many short films, e.g. Memoria viva (2006), Mari Pepa (2011), and the documentary series Juglares del Gol (2016). He made his film debut with We Are Mari Pepa (2013).

Czech subtitles

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