Craig Smith

A pop star’s use of a song by a long-forgotten folk singer leads to profound changes for the singer’s family in this warm, wise, and utterly unique film.

In the fictional city of Santa Teresa, located on the border between Mexico and USA, the researcher Juan de Dios Martínez straddles the line between journalism and detective work. Based on an unfinished book by Roberto Bolaño, his character investigates a handful of crimes and abuses perpetrated on women and workers of the zone.