Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica.
After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.
A teenager has a crush on his best friend's mom.
Benjamin is an old bachelor who lives with his sister. One day he falls in love with the young Natividad. Seeing that the love letter strategy doesn't work with the girl, Benjamín decides to kidnap her.
In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunition hidden in a field. A family of grandfather, son, and grandson are among the rebels in the hills. The grandfather, with his violin over his shoulder, tries to pass the checkpoint, ostensibly to tend his corn crop. The commanding officer lets him pass but insists on a daily music lesson.
Fede is an overweight man, who finds it difficult to move around his own house. One day he finds in photography a way to change his life forever.
sofía returns to the site of her kidnapping. Amid the darkness and silence, her hands search underground for traces of a buried memory. Others replicate this chimerical gesture. The earth is an immutable witness that refuses to forget.
Alma, a twelve-year-old girl, is in love with her best girlfriend. In the midst of her sexual awakening, she will experience new sensations that will also bring along disappointment.
Two teenage girls try to meet their favorite soccer player, but the plan is threatened when one of them gets her first period.
Years after the Salvadoran military destroyed the village of Cinquera in that country’s civil war, survivors have returned to rebuild their community. Soulful, beautifully rendered, this amazing debut is an evocative testament to place, memory and the power of life to rebound from tragedy.
Renata has a secret relationship with Liliana, her swimming coach. The game of power in which the couple dwells can transform the love and passion they profess for each other into the same force that destroys them.
A poetic, tender road movie, A Secret World follows tormented teenager Maria as she makes her way through Mexico seeking her place in life. The film focuses on the pleasant beauty of the landscape and the eccentric, endearing personality of Maria as she comes into her own. Gorgeously filmed, this lyrical coming-of-age story doubles as a wistful hymn to a young woman’s self-discovery.
Genaro, an 11 years old boy, remains completely alone when one of his friends begins a game in order to be able to remove Genaro from the group and protect his dignity and position as a leader.
Pedro, an indigenous migrant, returns to his village for his mother's funeral. When he learns of the serious problem his brother Ismael is involved in, he decides to stay and face the consequences of his absence.
Don Lázaro is a former gunslinger that has left behind his years of violence to care for his granddaughter, Beatriz. The child suffers a terminal disease and doesn’t have much hope to live. Lázaro is visited by a former friend for an appointment that will decide Beatriz’ future.
A Mexican upper-class family suffers a great loss. After a while everyone seems to go on with their lives. But after 11 years, everyone will start to remember that tragedy and start the road to depression and self-pity, and possible self-destruction.
Mariana has an obsessive cleaning habit. After starting a troubled relationship with Enrique. She must accept that sex is dirty and impulsive.
Rose's absence suddenly emptied the meaning that Damian had given to his own life. To evade the painful trance that grief imposes on him, Father Damián begins to flee. Thus he meets Bruno, a small-time thug, who demands the money that he left in the Father's custody in the past under threat of death.
Immersive documentary which takes us n an intimate journey to the inner life of public baths through the voices of three characters: Felipe, the main clerk since 1984; Juana, a street sweeper in Mexico City's downtown; and Jose, a frequent client of more than forty years. Bath of Life becomes a confessionary for those who gather around the same place: the sauna.
