Synopsis
A poignant and moving urban drama, focusing on the growing problem of sexual assault in Mexico City. Director Sistach fictionalizes the true story of a friendship between two adolescent girls which is torn apart when one of them is brutally raped.
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Cast
- Ximena AyalaYessica
- Nancy GutiérrezMiriam
- Arcelia RamírezAlicia, madre de Miriam
- María RojoMadre de Yessica
- Luis Fernando PeñaJorge
- Gabino RodríguezHéctor
- Pablo DelgadoJuan
- Eligio MeléndezPadrastro de Yessica
- Rosario ZúñigaPrefecta
- Soledad GonzálezDirectora
Recommendations
- 80
L.A. Weekly
This powerfully rough slice of neo-realism, hitched to soapy melodrama, puts a heartbreakingly human face on the widespread problem of sexual assault in Mexico. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Very strong stuff, and Sistach has inspired such young actors as Ayala and Gutiérrez to give sustained and harrowing portrayals. - 70
Variety
Has a poignant emotional core in the truthful description of its characters' despairing lives. - 60
Empire
This tale of Mexican poverty refuses to lapse into sensation or melodrama.
