Andrés returns home on the occasion of his mother’s death. As he is reunited with his family, he discovers a new conflict which, once revealed, will force him to decide if he will stay and face it or run away again in order to save himself.
Acting
Yáñez carries years of guilt in every withheld glance.
Direction
García Corona squeezes feature-length dread into 23 minutes.
Director
Erick García Corona
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Desterrados' refers to both physical exile and internal displacement — a common Mexican narrative of sons who leave for el norte and return as strangers.
García Corona shot this as his thesis film at CCC, Mexico's prestigious film school — the same program that launched Alfonso Cuarón and Emmanuel Lubezki.
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