Their passion has marked them for life.
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
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Grave, contemporary, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Charlize TheronSylvia / Mariana
- Kim BasingerGina
- Jennifer LawrenceYoung Mariana
- Joaquim de AlmeidaNick Martinez
- John CorbettJohn
- Robin TunneyLaura
- Fernanda RomeroSophie
- Brett CullenRobert
- Danny PinoSantiago Martinez
- José María YázpikCarlos Alarid
Crew
- Guillermo ArriagaDirector
- Guillermo ArriagaScreenplay
- Robert ElswitDirector of Photography
- Omar Rodríguez-LópezOriginal Music Composer
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Craig WoodEditor
- Laurie MacDonaldProducer
- Walter F. ParkesProducer
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