• Perfectos Desconocidos (Perfect Strangers)

    Directed by Manolo Caro
    Mexico | 104 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Focus On Mexico

When three couples meet for a dinner party, an innocent suggestion to lay their smartphones on the table to test each person’s honesty soon erupts in a frenzy of coverups and surprising revelations in this razor-sharp comedy.

film synopsis

With an openly rebellious teen daughter and careers that have grown stale, plastic surgeon Antonio and his psychologist wife Eva know that their marriage has seen better days. Hoping to take a small break from the tedium, the couple invite their closest friends - passionate pair Ana and Mario; stressed-out parents Ernesto and Flora; and Pepe, whose mysterious new girlfriend always seems to be too busy to meet the gang - to a dinner party to watch the lunar eclipse. But when Eva suggests placing their smartphones on the table to prove no one is hiding anything from their partner, their little parlor game slowly takes the party into a tense, unsteady place. As the moon grows blood red, the crowd spills its secrets and couples reach their breaking point in this smart, juicy, and delirious new comedy from director Manolo Caro, creator of Netflix's The House of Flowers.

In competition for the CV Cine Award.

film details

Director: Manolo Caro
Producers: Manolo Caro, Maria Jose Cordova, Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez, Rafael Ley, Miguel Mier
Screenwriter: Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella
Cinematographers: Pedro Gómez Millán
Cast: Cecilia Suarez, Bruno Bichir, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Miguel Rodarte, Franky Martin
Original Language Title: Perfectos Desconocidos
Country: Mexico
Language: in Spanish with English subtitles (deaf-friendly)
Year: 2018
Running Time: 104 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: Pantelion Films
Website: http://www.pantelionfilms.com/

director biography

guests in attendance

Director Manolo Caro will be in attendance January 5 and 6.

2019 Film Festival