Mexico

LOS ÁNGELES

The effects of immigration weigh heavily on a small Zapotec village in rural Oaxaca, in this heartrending debut feature from Damian John Harper. Like many before him, teenager Mateo is preparing to migrate to the U.S., saving up money to pay for the coyote and joining the local gang to make a smooth transition to thug life in LA. But when his final task is murder, Mateo must face hard truths about the cost of the American Dream. Official Selection, 2014 Berlin Film Festival; Best First Feature, 2014 Guadalajara Film Festival; LA Muse Award, 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival.

DIR/SCR Damian John Harper; PROD Jakob D. Weydemann, Jonas Weydemann. Mexico/Germany, 2014, color, 97 min. In Zapotec and Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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