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The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man (2011)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Arturo Pons

Synopsis

A Mexican boy bound for Chicago tries to cross the border, but is the crowded wagon he rides in going the right way? An offbeat, allegorical odyssey that blends absurd humor with pastoral imagery. A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico. Written by TIFF LAFF

Actors

Gael Sánchez Valle
Gael Sánchez Valle
Chencho
Pedro Gamez
Pedro Gamez
Paciano
Agustín Tapia
Agustín Tapia
Francisco Barrios
Francisco Barrios
Alex Barceló
Alex Barceló
Eulalio Nava
Eulalio Nava
Wachinton
Horacio García Rojas
Horacio García Rojas
Gutiérrez
Hansel Ramírez
Hansel Ramírez
Joven
Luis Bayardo
Luis Bayardo
Viejo
Eligio Meléndez
Eligio Meléndez
Adulto
Marco Pérez
Marco Pérez
Rogelio
Bertha González
Bertha González
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Doña Chelo
Vicky de Fuentes
Vicky de Fuentes
Marina

Crews

Arturo Pons
Arturo Pons
Director

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