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Northern Skies Over Empty Space
2022 Mexican film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Northern Skies Over Empty Space (Spanish: El norte sobre el vacío) is a 2022 Mexican drama film directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella and written by Abella & Gabriel Nuncio,[1] starring Gerardo Trejoluna and Paloma Petra.[2] It is inspired by a true story where a Mexican cowboy and hunter, named Don Alejo Garza, defended his ranch from organized crime, who wanted to take it from him in 2010.[3] It won the Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards for Gerardo Trejoluna at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival,[4][5] as well as Best Movie in the Arieles.[6]
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Synopsis
Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter on the decline, but when the threat of losing his inheritance and his father's legacy looms, his entire life is turned dangerously upside down.[7]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[8][9][10]
- Gerardo Trejoluna as Don Reynaldo
- Paloma Petra as Rosa
- Dolores Heredia as Sofía
- Mayra Hermosillo as Lily
- Francisco Barreiro as Elías
- Mariana Villegas as Laura
- Fernando Bonilla as Raúl
- Juan Daniel García Treviño as Tello
- Raúl Briones as Guzmán
- Marco García as Arnulfo
- Yahir Alday as Braulio
- Gabriel Almaguer as Wenceslao
- Bebo Cantú as Félix
- Gabriel Nuncio as Pepón
- Camille Mina as Vicky
- Pato Alvarado as Adrián
- Diego García as Beto
- Mariel Alanís as Isis
- Aglae Lingow as Bunny
- Leonardo Huerta as Clown
- Carlos Lenin as Cousin 1
- Ernesto Treviño as Cousin 2
- Oliver Cantú Lozano as Cowboy 1
- Hamish Anderson as Cowboy 2
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Production
Principal photography took place in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, Mexico,[11] where they had to deal with organized crime to film in peace.[12]
Release
Northern Skies Over Empty Space had its international premiere on February 12, 2022, at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival as part of the Panorama selection.[13] It premiered internationally on October 28, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.[14]
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Critical reception
Lee Marshall from Screendaily wrote: "The bravura of the transition between grim school drama and western, and the way the two genres coexist and intertwine, make it so rich [...] Outstanding performances from Trejoluna and Petra".[15] Ernesto Diezmartínez from Letras Libres wrote: "The premise is compelling and, at least in the first few minutes, Márquez Abella promises a mocking take on heroism, virility, and toxic patriarchy ... Unfortunately, in the second part the film completely collapses, between dispersion and indecision: the class tensions between Don Reynaldo and all his employees –especially with the bragada Rosita– are more than obvious but are handled in a confusing way, there are telegraphed twists that go nowhere".[16]
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