A dysfunctional family travels to Cuernavaca, to celebrate their grandmother's birthday. One pretends to have a boyfriend she just met. Another has a girlfriend who is in love with one of his brothers. Another can not stand the way the grandmother treats him but he has been afraid of her for so long...until now.
Acting
Susana Alexander's domineering grandma steals every scene she's in.
Writing
Sharp, specific family dynamics that feel painfully real.
Director
Javier Colinas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film captures the specific tension of Mexican family gatherings where respect for elders collides with modern individualism.
Director Javier Colinas intentionally cast theater veterans to bring heightened, stage-like energy to the dinner table confrontations.
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