Relatos desde el encierro (2004)

Mariana has an obsessive cleaning habit. After starting a troubled relationship with Enrique. She must accept that sex is dirty and impulsive.

Dishevelled private eye Nico Beamonte's latest case comes from God himself ... possibly. He wants Nico to find the mysterious Black Panther. But who, or what, is the Black Panther? And what has this got to do with a cryogenically frozen Mariachi singer and a 1950s flying saucer? Surrealism, Mexican-style - as if film noir had collided with props left over from a Ray Harryhausen film.

Una familia queda desamparada al morir su padre y líder. A partir de ese momento su viuda y sus tres hijos se enfrentan a la angustia de tener que conseguir alimento por su propia mano. El mayor de los hermanos, un adolescente desorientado, tendrá que guiar a los suyos para conservar su peculiar tradición familiar...

Don Plutarco, su hijo Genaro y su nieto Lucio llevan una doble vida. Por una parte, son humildes músicos rurales y, por otra, apoyan activamente al movimiento guerrillero campesino contra el gobierno opresor. Cuando el ejército invade el pueblo, los rebeldes deben huir y abandonar las municiones. Haciendo valer su apariencia de inofensivo violinista, Don Plutarco tiene un plan: recuperar las municiones escondidas en su maizal. Su música embelesa al capitán, pero falta recoger las municiones.

Benjamín es un viejo solterón que vive con su hermana Micaela en la placidez de un pueblito. Su único entretenimiento proviene de juntarse con sus amigos y divertirse como niños. Un día, Benjamín se enamora de la joven Natividad quien anda buscando la manera de huir del pueblo con su novio, el camionero Leandro. Al principio, Benjamín le escribe cartas de amor. Luego, cuando esta estrategia falla, planea secuestrarla y esperar a que ella se enamore de él.

Director Hatuey Viveros' beautiful film unfolds as a fascinating exploration of contemporary life in Mexico, searching to understand today's world, while portraying a younger generation who lack an understanding of their past. And as we journey with Aina on her own discovery, it becomes clear that the process of her search is just as important as the results.

Samuel y Rodrigo comienzan un viaje en busca de su madre quien desaparece de manera extraña, dejando una nota en la mesa, que dice: Tuve que salir. Mamá. La relación entre los hermanos se vuelve tensa y se fractura conforme viajan por el paisaje desértico siguiendo pistas basadas en recuerdos de su infancia. (FILMAFFINITY)

Leon has a crush on Ofelia, so he decides to steal money from his father and cross the country looking for Ofelia who traveled to Guadalajara. On his journey, Leon goes through many adventures and takes the final step from childhood into adolescence.

Edgar is in love and obsessed with Maria, his neighbor, but the greatest obstacle in his quest for love is the oppressive environment in which he lives with his mother.

Portrait of daily life and its inhabitants at the pulquería “La Pirata”. A homage to all those who drink pulque, to ranchera music, to the “barrio” and to pulque.

This is Arturo's tale, a coming of age story about a boy who tries to find and accept his sexual identity. It takes place in a small town in the state of Zacatecas during the 90's, and explores the stigma the homosexual community lived during the HIV crisis.

A family on the brink of a break up: dad is about to throw out mom because of her gambling addiction, the oldest boy's girlfriend is about to leave him because of his epilepsy and the youngest child thinks he has the perfect plan to bring the family back together again.

Elba is an introverted and lonely fourteen year old teenager that lives with Fernanda, her older sister. The sisters don't get along and their mother is abset. Fernanda decides to runaway, but before she does Elba reaches out to her.

There are promises that are impossible to keep. My uncle José made such a promise as a child in 1963 to my mother Ana Luisa, to whom he declared a special kind of devotion. There are always bonds like this between siblings establishing mysterious complicites. This is what José declared to little Ana Luisa: "The day that you die, I´m going to die with you".

The relationship between beautiful Emilia (Elizabeth Cervantes) and her imaginative young daughter, Alicia, is tested in this understated Mexican drama. Disoriented after moving to a new apartment and left to herself when her mother starts bringing men home, Alicia takes refuge in dreams that soon become nightmares, especially after she begins to fear that her mom has become possessed by the vampirish man next door. With a keen eye for the rhythms and struggles of contemporary Mexican family life, this film illuminates the secret worlds of lonely children while never straying from its true subject: the uncommon love between a single mother and her child.

Andrés returns home on the occasion of his mother’s death. As he is reunited with his family, he discovers a new conflict which, once revealed, will force him to decide if he will stay and face it or run away again in order to save himself.

A portriat of the daily lives of Beatriz and Gilberto, a couple that has been together for over 40 years. A reflection about love and marriage. An intimate glimpse into the lives of two people who struggle to live in harmony.

Andrés, un joven desolado por la muerte de su amada Eva, realiza na apuesta con un fantasma, si logra pasar por varias pruebas en el mundo de los muertos podrá revivirla si no, tendrá que dare uno de sus ojos al fantasma.

Bruno, a novelist with no luck goes to call for help from his love always sofia, who is in Veracruz desolate without knowing what to do with the corpse of her boyfriend who died because of a heart attack while they made love

Francisco, a man with autism resides secluded, ignored and locked away. He's a burden on his brothers, and decides to flee into the forest, where he befriends a rat.