"Me" is a is a teenager in the body of an adult, a simple being of spirit. He lives and works at his mother's restaurant; "Me" loves his mom and he is loved by everyone, especially Elena, her friend of 11 years. "Me" detests Pady, the man who sleeps with his mother. Sometimes, "Me" sees shadows on people and he knows that means they are going to die.
Acting
Raúl Silva's childlike stillness is deeply unsettling.
Direction
Meyer's patient observation never looks away.
Director
Matías Meyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a story by Joseph Conrad, this Mexican adaptation relocates colonial dread to working-class stagnation.
The restaurant becomes a womb-space Yo never leaves — every frame reinforces his circular, suffocating existence.
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