20 minutes to choose: your passion or your survival.
Saúl, a young bricklayer from Chilpancingo, Mexico, dreams of dancing in Los Tlacololeros dance, but lack of money and family problems prevent him from doing so. The brother of the girl he likes invites him to belong to his criminal group.
Cinematography
Guerrero's landscapes as character, not backdrop.
Acting
Cuautle's body speaks when words fail him.
Production
Authentic Tlacololeros dance sequences, no stunt doubles.
Director
Edgar Pavía Romero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Los Tlacololeros is a real pre-Hispanic dance from Guerrero, traditionally performed by farmers asking for rain — here weaponized as class aspiration.
Director Pavía Romero is also a documentary filmmaker; this is his fiction debut, shot in his hometown of Chilpancingo during actual cartel-related lockdowns.
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