A boy speaks, a city listens—17 minutes that'll wreck you quietly.
The unveiling of a statue honoring Emiliano Zapata becomes the site in which the demands of a struggling city are manifested through the speech of a young boy.
Direction
Fiesco lets silence scream louder than dialogue.
Acting
Giovanna Zacarías devastates with minimal screen time.
Cinematography
Statue as character, Mexico City breathing grief.
Director
Roberto Fiesco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emiliano Zapata's image has been co-opted by everyone from revolutionaries to neoliberal presidents—this film interrogates that theft.
Fiesco's background in documentary infuses the fiction with uncomfortable vérité; you half-expect the crowd to become real protesters.
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