Felix (56) a criminal boss in the south of Mexico, has always wanted to go to San Francisco so see how drawbridges rise for ships to go through. Misela (23), whose romantic partners die if they make her cry, seeks comfort in her mother and wants to know where she is buried. They are father and daughter, and one must betray the other in order to go on living.
Cinematography
Mexico's south haunts every frame like a ghost.
Acting
Bernal's longing could fill the Pacific.
Writing
The premise is unhinged and commits fully.
Director
Ignacio Ortiz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ortiz belongs to a wave of Mexican directors blending narco-thriller conventions with literary magical realism, tracing lineage to Rulfo and García Márquez.
The drawbridge sequences were shot at the actual Golden Gate Bridge, though Felix never arrives—production reportedly secured permits for a character's unfulfilled destination.
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