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Did you know
Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Humberto Busto
Hernán
Aarón Balderi
Manuel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Zonana
- Writers
- David Zonana
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Zonana directs. Alfonso Herrera Salcedo behind the camera. Karen Espinal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by David Zonana, shot by Alfonso Herrera Salcedo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Karen Espinal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Humberto Busto and Aarón Balderi carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt6450742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Alfonso Herrera Salcedo
- Editing
- Karen Espinal
- Runtime
- 19 min · 0h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- IMDB
- Brother (2017)
Also by
David Zonana
Production companies
Who made it
- TE
TEOREMA
MX
Key crew
- SoundJosé Miguel Enriquez
- ProducerDavid Zonana
- ProducerMichel Franco
- EditorKaren Espinal
- EditorDavid Zonana
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- debt
- hospital
- sibling
- illness
- difficult choice
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2017-10-20· Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia | Selección de Cortometraje Mexicano en Línea
