Country: Mexico
Year: 2009
Duration: 12'
During the revolution, a group of guerillas enjoys a moment of peace
and quiet in the mountains. But their songs and repose are soon
interrupted by a fierce battle, in which young people are killed and piled
one on top of another on the red Mexican earth. This same destiny
is in store for young Cristóbal, who only a few hours earlier had been
admiring the beautiful landscape from the hilltop.
“A revolutionary shows in dreams his desire of love in the middle of
the war, but what image is obtained from a man that wants to love
and be loved by another man? The intention of this film is to question
the human being, his notion of hate and love toward his fellow men,
the former may be seen as ‘heroic’, the second as social degradation
and the end if his masculinity. War provides the perfect setting to watch
the men’s belligerent behavior and a utopian scenario of homophile
coexistence among man.”
Biography
film director
Constantino Escandón
Constantino Escandón (Mexico, 1976) graduated in communications from the Monterrey Institute of Technology. He has written and directed various shorts, including El solito in 2005, Lucio the next year and, in 2007, Philia. He has directed the “making of” the films El Cielo Dividido by Julián Hernández (Special Jury Prize at the GLBT Film Festival of Torino) and Propiedad Ajena by Luis Vélez. He has also worked as location manager for various productions and collaborated on the feature film Tormentos as director of photography.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia essentiale/
essential filmography
El solito (cm, 2005), Lucio (cm, 2006), Philia (cm, 2007), Cerro de la cruz (cm, 2009).
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura,
montaggio/director,
screenplay, film editing
Constantino Escandón
fotografia/cinematography
Juan Carlos Lazo
scenografia/
production design
Patricio Escandón
musica/music
Antonio Avitia
suono/sound
Daniel Hidalgo Valdès
interpreti e personaggi/
cast and characters
David Medel (Cristóbal),
Eduardo Granados (Juan),
Óscar Ibarra (Andrés),
Neri Paredes (Pedro),
Luis Alberto García,
Eduardo Granados
produttori/producers
Arturo Castelán,
Alfonso F. Escandón,
Issa Guerra
produzione/production
Consejo Nacional para
la Cultura y las Artes,
Instituto Mexicano
de Cinematografía, Kodak,
Labofilms, Libido
vendita all’estero/
world sales
Instituto Mexicano
de Cinematografía
montaggio/director,
screenplay, film editing
Constantino Escandón
fotografia/cinematography
Juan Carlos Lazo
scenografia/
production design
Patricio Escandón
musica/music
Antonio Avitia
suono/sound
Daniel Hidalgo Valdès
interpreti e personaggi/
cast and characters
David Medel (Cristóbal),
Eduardo Granados (Juan),
Óscar Ibarra (Andrés),
Neri Paredes (Pedro),
Luis Alberto García,
Eduardo Granados
produttori/producers
Arturo Castelán,
Alfonso F. Escandón,
Issa Guerra
produzione/production
Consejo Nacional para
la Cultura y las Artes,
Instituto Mexicano
de Cinematografía, Kodak,
Labofilms, Libido
vendita all’estero/
world sales
Instituto Mexicano
de Cinematografía
