The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
After crossing into the U.S. with no family to speak of, young Cecilia finds herself in the charge of Francisco, a lonely Cuban immigrant long separated from his own family. Francisco operates a way station for border crossers on the outskirts of Lake Los Angeles, a surreal, desiccated lakebed in the California desert. While he copes with the alienation of living alone in a foreign land and the impossibility of realizing the American dream, Cecilia aimlessly wanders the dusty landscape, accompanied only by her fantastical imagination and distant memories of motherly love.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Atsuko OkatsukaWriter
- Mike OttDirector
- Mike OttWriter
- María Huld Markan SigfúsdóttirOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Corina CalderonAngelica
- Roberto SanchezFrancisco Fumero
- Johanna TrujilloCecilia Trujillo
- Eloy MéndezAdria
- David UryDan Dan
- Erika Sabel FloresMarlene Trujillo
- Atsuko OkatsukaAtsuko Sakamoto
- René MenaEduardo
- Ryan DillonBrody
- David Carey FosterBurt Meldrum
- Cory ZachariaCory Lawler
- Ivy KhanTammy Keitel