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Rain (Lluvia)

Directed by Rodrigo García Sáiz
Mexico
2023
80 mins

Rain (Lluvia) tells six stories of interrelated characters who navigate Mexico City under a never-ending rain, drowned in misery by the hopelessness of life. Each character experiences an unexpected encounter that makes them glimpse their own souls. They go through unique, absurd, luminous, or awkward moments that reveal who they really are.

Characters include:

  • A taxi driver struck by a brutal discovery

  • A couple who walks a tightrope

  • An English teacher faced with a traumatic event

  • A nurse who decides to help an enigmatic patient

  • A sex worker who sees a face from her past again

  • A young man who is out of bed and crosses paths with a Japanese girl who wanders alone

  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    Mexico
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Rodrigo García Sáiz
  • Cast
    Bruno Bichir, Arcelia Ramírez, Axel Shuarma, Mauricio Isaac, Martha Claudia Moreno, Mayuko Nihei, Esteban Caicedo, Morganna Love, Kristyan Ferrer, Hoze Meléndez, Karina Gidi, Tiaré Scanda, Vitter Leija, Dolores Heredia, Cecilia Suárez
  • Writer
    Paula Markovitch
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    Drama, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, Latine

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