Identifying Features
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11/27/2020Runtime
95 minsGenres
Overview
Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.
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A quietly devastating road story following two grieving people bound by loss, unfolding with patient empathy and the kind of emotional weight that accumulates slowly. Watching it feels like bearing witness to quiet suffering and the fragile human connections that emerge from it.
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Mercedes Hernández
Magdalena
David Illescas
Miguel
Juan Jesús Varela
Jesús
Ana Lauda Rodríguez
Olivia
Armando García
Rigo
Laura Elena Ibarra
Chuya
Juan Pablo Acevedo
Public Ministry Agent
Xicoténcatl Ulloa
Pedro
Jessica Martínez García
Nurse
Maria Luisa Juàrez
Forensic Chemist
Ricardo Luna
State Agent
Julieta Rodríguez
Forensic Technician
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