

Two mothers wait in frozen silence. Their children won't come home the same.
Winter. Two mothers wait for their children, involved in a social conflict, to return home. Crying is useless.
Acting
Ramírez and Pablo say everything without speaking.
Direction
Fiesco stretches 11 minutes into eternal dread.

Director
Roberto Fiesco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fiesco made this during peak Mexican drug war disappearances; the 'social conflict' euphemism mirrors how official discourse obscured state violence against youth.
The 11-minute runtime matches real waiting — long enough to hope, short enough to deny. Fiesco shot in actual winter with non-actors from affected communities.