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A Separate Wind
2014 Mexican film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Separate Wind (Spanish: Viento aparte, lit. 'Wind apart') is a 2014 Mexican drama road movie[1] written, directed and co-produced by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci.[2] Starring Tomihuatzi Xelhuantzi, Valentina Buzzurro and Úrsula Pruneda.[3] The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[4] but it was not selected.[5]
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Synopsis
Omar and Karina's mother has a stroke during the family holidays. The siblings, drifting apart, will start a long journey through Mexico towards their grandmother's house. On the road they will face a broken and divided country. Where mistrust, resentment and violence are everywhere. Diverse characters -strangers on their own land- will lead them, in labyrinthic stages, until their final destiny.[6]
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Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[7][8]
- Tomihuatzi Xelhuantzi as Tomd
- Valentina Buzzurro as Karina
- Úrsula Pruneda as Luz
- Margarita Chavarría as Emilia
- Mario Balandra as Cipactli
- Sebastián Cobos as Omar
- Desiderio Däxuni as Ezequiel
- Alberto Lomnitz as Joaquin
- Miguel Ángel López as Raymundo
- Pamela Samaniego as Camila
- Antonio Zúñiga as Sergio
- Roberto Mares as Man with machete
- Clementina Guadarrama as Woman with coffin
- Érika Garcia as Anayazni
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Production
Principal photography was recorded in San Luis Potosí,[9] as well as Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Chihuahua, and Mexico City in 2013.[10]
Release
It had its world premiere on March 23, 2014, at the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival.[11] It had its commercial premiere on July 10, 2015, in Mexican theaters.[12]
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