Film

Mexico 86

Piazza Grande

Belgium, France · 2024 · DCP 2K · Color · 93' · o.v. Spanish

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1976. Death threats force Maria, a Guatemalan rebel activist fighting against the corrupt military dictatorship, to flee to Mexico, leaving behind her son. 10 years later, when he comes to live with her, she is forced to choose between her duties as a mother and continuing her revolutionary activism.
Making this film meant confronting the armed struggle waged by my mother and the fact of her being a mother. Activists dedicate their lives to societal transformation, but there is often no room to fulfill their roles as parents.

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Director

César Díaz

Cast

Bérénice Béjo, Matheo Labbé, Leonardo Ortizgris, Julieta Egurrola

Producer

Delphine Schmit, Géraldine Sprimont, Anne-Laure Guégan

Production design

Pilar Peredo

Cinematography

Virginie Surdej

Editing

Alain Dessauvage

Sound

Bruno Schweisguth, Charles De Ville, Gilles Bénardeau

Music

Rémi Boubal

Costume design

Sabrina Riccardi

Hair/Make-up

Marie-Pierre Hattabi, Eva Ravina

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