Switzerland / Aug 10, 2024 / 77. Locarno Film Festival
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mexico 86 |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Belgium, France, Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Need Productions, Tripode Productions, Menuetto, RTBF, Proximus, Shelter Prod, Pimienta Films, France 3 Cinéma |
| Release date | 16 aprile 2025 |
| Executive producer | Justin Ambrosino |
| Production | Géraldine Sprimont, Anne-Laure Guégan, Delphine Schmit, Hans Everaert, Hans Everaert |
| Writer | César Díaz |
| Editing | Alain Dessauvage, Thomas Bouffioulx |
| Cinematography | Virginie Surdej, Carlo Pablo Anzueto, Paolo Giron, Loco González, Agathe Corniquet, Kevin Vidal |
| Assistant directors | Pierre Abadie, César Díaz |
| Lighting | Juan Fernando Guzmán, Tim Janssens |
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| Camera operators | Kevin Vidal, Virginie Surdej, Carlo Pablo Anzueto, Paolo Giron, Loco González, Agathe Corniquet |
| Additional photography | Virginie Surdej, Carlo Pablo Anzueto, Paolo Giron, Loco González, Agathe Corniquet, Kevin Vidal |
| Production design | Andrea Galicia, Natalia Sánchez Pennington |
| Art direction | Natalia Sánchez Pennington, Andrea Galicia |
| Set decoration | Andrea Galicia, Natalia Sánchez Pennington |
| Stunts | Kyo Kasumi |
| Music | Rémi Boubal, Laurence Morel, Charles de Ville, Alexandre Rocher, Maxime Cordon, Tom Nicolas, Sebastien Baret, Angele Monchaux, Vincent Gregorio |
| Sound | Laurence Morel, Charles de Ville, Alexandre Rocher, Maxime Cordon, Tom Nicolas, Sebastien Baret, Angele Monchaux, Vincent Gregorio, Rémi Boubal |
| Costume design | Sabrina Riccardi, Isaac Castellanos, Marie-Pierre Hattabi, Jimena Tenorio |
| Makeup | Sabrina Riccardi, Marie-Pierre Hattabi, Isaac Castellanos, Jimena Tenorio |
| Hairstyling | Marie-Pierre Hattabi, Sabrina Riccardi, Isaac Castellanos, Jimena Tenorio |
Release dates
Premiere
Croatia / Sep 27, 2024 / Festival of Tolerance
United States / Sep 28, 2024 / AFI Latin American Film Festival
Limited release
Croatia / Jul 18, 2025
Theatrical release
Belgium / Apr 16, 2025
France / Apr 23, 2025
Digital
France / Mar 19, 2026 / Canal+
TV
France / Mar 19, 2026 / Canal+ Cinéma(s)
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