Plot
Alejandra is a young mother who works her in-laws' candy factory and raises her two children, along with her husband Ángel, in a small city in Mexico. She has an unhappy marriage. Her brother Fabián is a nurse at a local hospital and lover of her husband. Their provincial lives are altered with the arrival of Veronica who becomes Fabian's girlfriend. Sex and love are fragile in certain regions where family values exist, and where hypocrisy, homophobia, and machismo are strong. Veronica convinces them that in the nearby forest, in an isolated hut, there is something mysterious that is the answer to all their problems. It is something which they can not resist its power.
Written by
Amat Escalante, Gibrán Portela
Directed by
Amat Escalante
Crew
Production Countries
Mexico, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland
Production Companies
CNC, ZDF/Arte, Adomeit Film, Bord Cadre Films, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Tres Tunas, Le Pacte, Snowglobe, Sørfond, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, The Match Factory, Secretaria de Turismo del Estado de Guanajuato (SECTUR), Pimienta Films, Mantarraya Producciones, Mer Film AS
Languages
Español
Awards
7 wins & 20 nominations total