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45 Days In Harbar 2019 star_border 6.1
The plastic artist Cesar Arechiga recreates his living room and studio in the maximum-security prison of Puente Grande, Jalisco, in which fifteen inmates learn about paper production, clay modeling, sculpting and painting. Through this artistic interaction, they share their personal experiences of how they became involved with the world of drug trafficking.

Juan And Vanesa 2018 star_border 5.6
When Juan, a 35-year-old truck driver learns he has a daughter, he decides to become responsible. He quits alcohol and takes one last chance at his job, to deliver various goods to Mexico City. At a gas station, Vanesa, a Mexican Lolita with pink-dyed hair convinces Juan to let her go with him. A rebellious teenager and a broken man start a journey where they confront each other and their own demons only to realize that this strange encounter can awake something unexpected and beautiful in them.

Where Things Remain 2018
Federico Solorzano, paleontologist and collector, lives the last months of his life in his house in Guadalajara, Mexico. His collections count over 500 thousand objects ranging over a broad variety of kinds. His granddaughter Daniela dives into them, trying to understand her grandfather and his relationship to the world.

The 4th Company 2017 star_border 6
Zambrano is a young criminal with the only hope of joining the legendary prison American football team known as The Dogs of Santa Martha. His hopes end up involving him with organized crime since The Dogs, who are also known as The 4th Company, a squadron of inmates at the service of the administration that controls the jail, its vice and its privileges. Corruption and crime have no limits; they ravage the city with car thefts, bank robberies and other crimes under the auspices of the authorities, the story takes place during the López Portillo presidency and his men.

STEAL 2016
A young boy plays soccer in a misty field when he suddenly is challenged by an UFO! This short film was part of 'Short Plays', an anthology consisting of 31 short films about the World Championship 2014.

Sealed Cargo 2015 star_border 5
In 1995, several cargo containers are discovered high in the Bolivian Andes. Inside are potentially toxic chemicals, and local policeman Mariscal soon becomes charged with the task of smuggling the containers into neighboring Chile. He recommissions an old train to haul the toxic waste out of Bolivia, but encounters one mishap after another, beginning with the local townspeople who know what's inside, halting the train's path.

Short Plays 2014 star_border 5.1
Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.

Ciclo 2013
50 years ago, the Martinez brothers went on a bicycle trip from Mexico to Canada with only 100 dollars on their pocket. 50 years later they guide us on the same trip on van.

Days of Grace 2012 star_border 6.4
Mexico City. 2002, 2006, 2010. A cop. A hostage. A wife. Corruption, violence, vengeance. Three destinies, during 30 days, during three Soccer World Cups. Three ways to fight in order to survive.

The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man 2011 star_border 5.5
A Mexican boy bound for Chicago tries to cross the border, but is the crowded wagon he rides in going the right way? An offbeat, allegorical odyssey that blends absurd humor with pastoral imagery. A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico. Written by TIFF LAFF

First Communion 2006
Not even God will save young Eleuterio from the ultimate rite of passage

Fault Lines Release date not available
Upcoming film by Sergio Umansky