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HEROIC
HEROICO
DAVID ZONANA
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HEROIC
HEROICO
DAVID ZONANA
Country
MEXICO
language
SPANISH
2023 year
88 Minutes

SCHEDULE

02.03.2024 / 03:00 PM/ Audi 5 PVR INOX ORION MALL
07.03.2024 / 12:00 PM/ Audi 10 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Luis, an 18-year-old boy with Indigenous roots, enters the Heroic Military College in hopes of ensuring a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to turn him into a perfect soldier.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Michel Franco, David Zonana, Eréndira Núñez Larios
Screenplay: David Zonana
Director of Photography: Carolina Costa
Editor: Oscar Figueroa Jara, David Zonana
Music: Murcof
Sound: Erik Clauss
Cast: Santiago Sandoval Carbajal, Fernando Cuautle, Mónica del Carmen, Esteban Caicedo
Awards - Winner: Premios Canacine MX (Best Newcomer Male - Santiago Sandoval), Guadalajara IFF (FIPRESCI Prize - Best Film, MEZCAL Award Best film, Best Actor, Best Mexican Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Berlin IFF (Panorama Audience Award), San Sebastián IFF (Horizons Award), Sundance FF (Grand Jury Prize), Camerimage (Golden Frog), Premios Canacine MX (Premio Canacine - Best Director, Best Actor, Best Film)
Director's Biography
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DAVID ZONANA

Born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1989, David Zonana began working as a producer of films before moving into directing. His feature film debut, WORKFORCE, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, went on to become the most Internationally awarded Mexican film of 2019, and also won the Ariel Award in Mexico in the categories of Best First Film and Best Actor.