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Glasgow Film Festival · 2009

Glasgow Film Festival 2009

Viva Mexico!

The most exciting new features and documentaries from Mexico's hottest new directors.

Programme

9 films · 2 reviews

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Blue Eyelids (Párpados azules)

Review preview for Blue Eyelids

The will they/won't they nature of the romance - as different in essence to your average Hollywood hug-in as chalk from chihuahuas - is beguiling for those who can cope without the usual romcom signposts.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A pair of lonely people come together in offbeat romance.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2007; Director: Ernesto Contreras; Writer: Ernesto Contreras; Stars: Cecilia Suárez, Enrique Arreola, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Tiaré Scanda, Luisa Huertas) , Official site

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Burn The Bridges (Quemar Las Naves)

A woman caring for her ailing mother develops a crush on her teenage brother.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2007; Director: Francisco Franco; Writer: Francisco Franco, María Renée Prudencio; Stars: Irene Azuela, Angel Onésimo Nevares, Claudette Maillé)

The Desert Within (Desierto adentro)

Paternal affection takes a twisted turn in this epic take on devotion and indoctrination set during the religious purges that followed the 1928 Mexican Revolution.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2008; Director: Rodrigo Plá; Writer: Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo; Stars: Mario Zaragoza, Diego Cataño, Memo Dorantes)

Drama/Mex

A young couple's relationship is disturbed by the unexpected appearance of an ex lover.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2006; Director: Gerardo Naranjo; Writer: Gerardo Naranjo; Stars: Fernando Becerril, Juan Pablo Castaneda, Diana Garcia, Martha Claudia Moreno, Miriana Moro, Emilio Valdés)

The Infinite Border (La Frontera Infinita)

Documentary following the experiences of Mexicans desperate to cross the border into the US.

(Country: Mexico; Director: Juan Manuel Sepulveda; Writer: Juan Manuel Sepulveda)

Lake Tahoe

After a teenager crashes his car, he goes in search of help, revealing trauma in his life along the way.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2008; Director: Fernando Eimbcke; Writer: Fernando Eimbcke, Paula Markovitch; Stars: Diego Cataño, Hector Herrera, Daniela Valentine, Juan Carlos Lara II, Yemil Sefani)

Los Ladrones Viejos (Los Ladrones Viejos. Las Leyendas Del Artegio)

Documentary about a famous thief and the secret service agent who pursued him.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2007; Director: Everardo González; Writer: Everardo González)

My Life Inside (Mi Vida Dentro)

Review preview for My Life Inside

While there is nothing wrong with a fly-on-the-wall attitude to documentary making, more facts and a little number-crunching would go a long way to bolstering Gaja’s argument.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Documentarian tracks an illegal Mexican immigrant as she is tried for murder.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2007; Director: Lucía Gajá; Writer: Lucía Gajá; Stars: Rosa Estela Olvera)

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My Mexican Shivah

As a family sit Shivah over the body of their patriarch, two spirits vie for his soul.

(Country: Mexico, US; Director: Alejandro Springall; Writer: Jorge Goldenberg, Alejandro Springall; Stars: Blanca Guerra, Martha Roth, Sergio Kleiner, Guillermo Murray, Martin LaSalle, Raquel Pankowsky, David Ostrosky, Emilio Savinni)