Netherlands / Jan 27, 2019 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Luciérnagas |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | فارسی, English, Español |
| Production countries | Greece, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zensky Cine, Pensée Sauvage Films, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Haos Film, Aurora Dominicana |
| Release date | 21 ottobre 2018 |
| Production | Israel Cárdenas, Janja Kralj, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Laura Amelia Guzmán, Bani Khoshnoudi, Yadhira Mata, Elsa Reyes |
| Writer | Bani Khoshnoudi |
| Editing | Gilberto González Penilla, Miguel Schverdfinger |
| Cinematography | Benjamín Echazarreta |
| Assistant directors | Bani Khoshnoudi |
| Camera operators | Benjamín Echazarreta |
| Additional photography | Benjamín Echazarreta |
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| Production design | Florent Vitse, Liliana Cortés |
| Art direction | Florent Vitse, Liliana Cortés |
| Set decoration | Liliana Cortés, Florent Vitse |
| Music | Sohrab Karimi, Michelle Couttolenc, Israel Hernández, Javier Umpierrez, Félix Blume, Jaime Baksht |
| Sound | Sohrab Karimi, Michelle Couttolenc, Israel Hernández, Javier Umpierrez, Félix Blume, Jaime Baksht |
| Costume design | José Guadalupe López, Bertha Romero, Beatriz Vera |
| Makeup | Beatriz Vera, José Guadalupe López, Bertha Romero |
| Hairstyling | José Guadalupe López, Beatriz Vera, Bertha Romero |
Release dates
Premiere
Sweden / Jan 31, 2019 / Göteborg Film Festival
United States / Mar 07, 2019 / NR / Miami International Film Festival
Limited release
Mexico / Oct 21, 2018 / Morelia International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Mexico / Dec 06, 2019
France / Jan 22, 2020
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