16 minutes to break a father's heart open — and maybe yours too.
Alfonso is a man who lives immersed in his work and in his own distractions. On the day of his son's birthday he decides to buy him a gift, however, a series of complications will make him understand the true meaning of affection.
Acting
Jorge Lan's exhausted eyes do all the heavy lifting.
Direction
Covarrubias stretches 16 minutes into an entire life examined.
Director
Andrés Hernández Covarrubias
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Mexico City with minimal crew; the toy shop was a real closing business, lending authentic melancholy to the set.
Reflects Latin American 'macho' archetype of absent provider fathers, now interrogated through millennial parenting anxiety.
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