A film about a farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are in turmoil.
Acting
Non-professional Castaneda delivers devastating restraint.
Cinematography
Texas light as character—harsh, golden, unforgiving.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse every word lands like a confession.
Director
Chris Eska
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pedro Castaneda was an actual farm worker discovered at a community casting call—his authenticity carries the film.
Shot for under $100K, it became a festival darling precisely because Hollywood wasn't making stories like this in 2007.
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