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The Desert Within
Mexico, 2008, 112 min.
Religious fanaticism and protective love collide in this riveting odyssey of a family seeking God's forgiveness for their survival. The Desert Within, which swept the awards at the Guadalajara Film Festival, follows director Rodrigo Plá's fascinating debut film, La Zona.... more
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Lake Tahoe
Mexico, 2008, 81 min.
Compared by some critics to the comedic miserablism of Aki Kaurismaki for its droll approach, Fernando Eimbcke's picaresque focuses on young Juan (Diego Cataño), who crashes the family car after his father dies and heads out on foot, encountering various characters on the Yucatan Peninsula.... more
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Tear This Heart Out
Mexico, 2008, 110 min.
Mexico, 1932. Andrés — a dashing, ruthlessly domineering general with designs on Mexico's presidency — takes beautiful, naive 15-year-old Catalina, as his bride. This sensual, sweeping epic traces Catalina's growth as a woman through 15 tumultuous years.... more
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