Eileen Yañez

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.

멕시코의 산기슭 외딴 마을에서 마약 카르텔에 피해를 입은 이웃의 빈집은 점점 늘어나고, 안나와 친구들은 짧은 머리로도 감출 수 없을 만큼 여성스러운 모습으로 자라난다. 흙구덩이를 파서 대피 훈련을 해보지만, 남자들은 돈 벌러 도시로 떠나고 여자와 어린 아이들만 남은 마을에 다가오는 위협은 커져만 간다. (제26회 부산국제영화제)

Young twins, Imelda and Luis, live a neglected life with their drug dealing mom and jerk-off drug addict older brother. They only have each other to fulfill their desires: she wants to be a nun and he wants to be a girl, neither of which seems possible.

During the holidays, Amanda, trapped in adolescence, looks for a way to escape from the annoying family trip. While travelling, she realizes how her relationship with her family is progressively crumbling and her parents marriage is slowly falling apart. She sees it as a punishment, but does not suspect that with the imminent escalation of violence in Mexico this could be their last vacation together.

There is a blackout in Mexico City. In the darkness some people are abandoned by God (their conscience) and commit a transgression (murder and infidelity). When the lights come on, conscious of what they have done, they must atone for their sin.

An incestuous relationship between to siblings after their mother's death, leads one of the characters to feel haunted by guilt. They try to forget their blood ties but they only become more evident and hard to manage.

Mexico City. 2002, 2006, 2010. A cop. A hostage. A wife. Corruption, violence, vengeance. Three destinies, during 30 days, during three Soccer World Cups. Three ways to fight in order to survive.

To redeem himself from a great sin, a man dedicates himself to building a church.