An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.
Cinematography
Veracruz jungle breathes with secrets and humidity.
Acting
Eligio Meléndez's eyes say everything his mouth won't.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse every word feels excavated.
Director
Ernesto Contreras
Eligio Meléndez
Evaristo
José Manuel Poncelis
Isauro
Juan Pablo de Santiago
Young Evaristo
Hoze Meléndez
Young Isauro
Fernando Álvarez Rebeil
Martín
Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio
María
Héctor Jiménez
Santiago
José Concepción Macías
Fausto
Fátima Molina
Lluvia
Gabriela Cartol
Marthita
Juan Antonio Llanes
Priest
Guillermo Nava
Doctor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film mirrors real endangered Zapotec and Totonac languages in Mexico, where fewer than 100 speakers remain for dozens of variants.
Director Ernesto Contreras originally planned a documentary, but realized the fictional form allowed him to stage what historical silence obscured: the queer relationships colonial and nationalist narratives erased from indigenous memory.
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