Winter

2021 0h 17m ES

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Nico's father, with whom he has a distant relationship, comes to town for medical reasons. Nico must hide his homosexuality in addition to his new life as a drag queen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pabel Castañeda
Nico
Rafael Ruiz Lizarraga
The Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Writers: Luis Pacheco, Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Rafael Ruiz Espejo, shot by Bruno Herrera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pablo Orta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Pabel Castañeda and Rafael Ruiz Lizarraga carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt26659215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rafael Ruiz Espejo directs. Bruno Herrera behind the camera. Pablo Orta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rafael Ruiz Espejo, shot by Bruno Herrera. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Pablo Orta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pabel Castañeda and Rafael Ruiz Lizarraga carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt26659215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "drag queen", "identity", "terminal illness", "lgbt".