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Released 6 years ago.
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Identifying Features
2020 1h 35m ES
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 74
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Mercedes Hernández
Magdalena
David Illescas
Miguel
Juan Jesús Varela
Jesús
Ana Lauda Rodríguez
Olivia
Armando García
Rigo
Laura Elena Ibarra
Chuya
Juan Pablo Acevedo
Public Ministry Agent
Xicoténcatl Ulloa
Pedro
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Fernanda Valadez
- Writers
- Fernanda Valadez, Astrid Rondero
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- Mexico, Spain
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
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International production across 2 countries: Mexico, Spain.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Fernanda Valadez, shot by Claudia Becerril Bulos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Clarice Jensen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Fernanda Valadez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mercedes Hernández and David Illescas and Juan Jesús Varela carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt11394282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Fernanda Valadez directs. Claudia Becerril Bulos behind the camera. Clarice Jensen scores. Fernanda Valadez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Mexico, Spain.
- 4Directed by Fernanda Valadez, shot by Claudia Becerril Bulos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Clarice Jensen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Fernanda Valadez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Mercedes Hernández and David Illescas and Juan Jesús Varela carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt11394282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Claudia Becerril Bulos
- Original score
- Clarice Jensen
- Editing
- Fernanda Valadez
- Sound
- Zvook
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- Golden Alexander
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Fernanda Valadez
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- badelf★ 10/10
Some movies entertain, but this isn't one of those. Some movies have a way of creeping into the very core of our soul - and staying there. The story and images of Sin Señas Particulares (it's Mexican name), will be with me forever. This film takes place in a very real world in which I thankfully do not live - the cartels and the opportunists that exist in a lawless society that has been fueled by the American weapons industry. There are other films that touch this subject, but no film I've seen has the power and humanity of Fernanda Valadez' amazing work.
Production companies
Who made it
Avanti Pictures
MX
Corpulenta Producciones
MX
EnAguas Cine
MX
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
MX
Nephilim Producciones
ES
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorAna Moreno Hernández
- Sound DesignerZvook
- Special Effects SupervisorJosé Martínez Josh
- EditorFernanda Valadez
- ProducerFernanda Valadez
- ProducerYossy Zagha
- ProducerJack Zagha Kababie
- EditorAstrid Rondero
- ProducerAstrid Rondero
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAlejandro Mayorquin
- EditorSusan Korda
- Art DirectionDalia R. Reyes
- Supervising Sound EditorOmar Juárez
- Line ProducerDiana Arcega
- Sound Effects EditorMilton Aceves
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2020-01-25· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2020-07-16· Provincetown Film Festival Reimagine
- Premiere2020-09-25· AFI Latin American Film Festival / Crested Butte Film Festival
- Premiere2020-10-15· Milwaukee Film Festival
- Premiere2020-11-06· Tacoma Film Festival
- Premiere2021-03-05· Portland International Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2021-01-22NR
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International titles
- Skiriamieji zenklaiLT
- Без отличительных чертRU
- Identifying FeaturesGB
- Без особых приметRU
