Stavros and Charlotte - i.e. the director and his partner in life and art, Charlotte van Gelder - are wandering the streets of a burdensome reality like immigrants, tracing the world around them through friendships, journeys and political quests. Made with minimal means with a few rolls of black and white film they managed to scrape together, this is a thoroughly unconventional film that defies traditional narrative structures, spectacularly revealing the director's true vision: a primordial cinema full of imagery that comes out of nowhere and communicates freely, like a small wonder. A large slice of the international film critic community - including Frenchman Louis Skorecki who described the film as a comet - will adore "Coatti" and continue to support Tornes' lonely path until the end.
Novel
Durante la construcción de la vía del tren en el desierto de Altar, Sonora, un grupo de trabajadores comandado por Manuel Iglesias sufre las consecuencias del aislamiento y de un viento abrasador. La llegada de un grupo de ingenieros jóvenes, entre ellos el hijo de Manuel, contribuye a aumentar las tensiones.
