A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old religious woman. Although only a few words are spoken, love grows.
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Contemplative, grave, prestige and earnest.
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Alejandro FerretisThe Man
- Magdalena FloresAscen
- Yolanda VillaSabina
- Martín SerranoJuan Luis
- Rolando HernándezThe Judge
- Bernabe PérezThe Singer
- Fernando BenítezFernando
- Carlo Reygadas BarquínThe Hunter
Crew
- Carlos ReygadasDirector
- Carlos ReygadasWriter
- Thierry TronchetDirector of Photography
- Diego Martínez VignattiDirector of Photography
- David TorresEditor
- Daniel MelguizoEditor
- Carlos Serrano AzconaEditor
- Carlos ReygadasProducer
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