"An anguish lived and filmed second by second..."
A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas. As he enters the harsh living conditions of this indigenous community, his social conscience forces him to confront his superiors, who threaten to destroy his material.
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Chankin
Raúl Ramírez
Gómez Rul
Sergio Jiménez
Alfredo Castro
Norma Herrera
Alicia
Aarón Hernán
Miguel
Héctor Gómez
Lugo
Mario Casillas
Jesús
Silvia Mariscal
Young actress
José Carlos Ruiz
Tomás
A filmmaker is commissioned to film a documentary on the social reality of the Lacandon people in the state of Chiapas. As he enters the harsh living conditions of this indigenous community, his social conscience forces him to confront his superiors, who threaten to destroy his material.
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