After witnessing the arrest of her father for publishing "subversive" material against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, Valentina escapes taking a sack of gold coins with her in order to hand it over to rebel Francisco I. Madero, who is in San Antonio, Texas. That is how Valentina begins a long journey as a member of a traveling circus, where she finds love next to Victor, who, fascinated by the cinematographer, films everything that occurs before his eyes, in times of great political turbulence.
Cinematography
Early cinema aesthetics woven into the narrative itself.
Costume
Circus troupe wardrobe is *chef's kiss* period perfection.
Writing
Balances political weight with youthful wonder.
Director
José Buil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, it deliberately mirrors 1990s Zapatista tensions with 1910 upheaval.
The directors are a married couple who fought to get this made — Sistach was one of few female Mexican directors working at the time.
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