El Chogüi
Switzerland, May 2001
FILM,
Documentary,
56 min.
- directed by
- Félix Zurita
- Written by
- Félix Zurita
- Status
- In distribution
Like so many young Mexicans Luis dreams of one day becoming a professional boxer to escape from this life of poverty. He and his sister Lucila decide to leave their family and their village in the south of Mexico and to try their luck across the border in the United States, where they end up living as illegals. What will become of them and their dreams? Filmed over a period of eight years on both sides of the border, this documentary retraces the destiny of a family divided by poverty. The common destiny of the many who find themselves excluded from the world of prosperity around them.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2001
- Original Version
- Spanish (french subtitles), colour, Beta SP, 56 min.
- Production
- Alba Films
- Producer
- directed by
- Félix Zurita
- Written by
- Félix Zurita
- Editing
- Nick Hector
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- INPTV
Awards
(a selection)
- Festival Médias Nord-Sud, Prix Pierre-Alain Donnier 2002 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Festival Médias Nord-Sud
05.04.2002 - 12.04.2002 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
15.01.2002 - 20.01.2002 -
Montreal, RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal
12.11.2001 - 18.11.2001