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Reliefs

Country: Mexico, Language: Spanish, 19 mins

Original Title

Alivios
  • Director: Juan Manuel González
  • Writer: Juan Manuel González
  • Producer: Janeth Aguirre, Elena Broszkowski, Juan Manuel González, Rodrigo Martín Jaffe, Erick Peña, Adán Pérez, Miguel Tafich

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Beyond, Everything Will Be Better

Carlos is approaching midlife trapped in a personal crisis that has lingered too long. Rosa, his mother, suffers from disabling pain that is only mitigated by the warm waters of hydrotherapy. One night, she offers to make the ultimate sacrifice so that they can both transit to a better place. A short film about love, hope and relief we all long for.


Carlos se acerca a la mediana edad y está atrapado en una crisis personal que se ha prolongado demasiado. Rosa, su madre, sufre de un dolor incapacitante que solo se alivia con las cálidas aguas de la hidroterapia. Una noche, ella le ofrece hacer el sacrificio definitivo para que ambos puedan transitar hacia un lugar mejor. Un cortometraje sobre el amor, la esperanza y el alivio que todos anhelamos.


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Cast & Characters

Oliver Cantú Lozano
Roberto Cázares
Luisa Huertas (as Rosa)