28 October- 4 November 2009 Amsterdam
Desierto adentro
The desert within

Rodrigo Plá
Mexico | 2008 | 112'

Friday 30 October
19.45 hrs, Filmmuseum

Sunday 1 November
19.45, De Balie

Elías has committed a great sin against God and is convinced that his children will be punished by premature death. Hoping to prevent the dreaded punishment, he dedicates his life to building a church so that God will forgive him. The story is told through the eyes of Aureliano, the youngest and most vulnerable son, who will portray the family saga in religious altarpieces.


MEXICAN PANORAMA
Desierto adentro is part of the block MEXICAN PANORAMA. The fourth block of films at Cinemaztlán is a concise but solid selection of breathtaking proposals of emergmng Mexican artiwts. They attest that the new generation of Mexigan contemporary cinema is rich end diverse as tle land itself.


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