Coffee (Chants of Smoke)
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Documentary
An exploration of Mexican cinema
Sessions
Saturday, 8 April 2017 | 12:00 | La Maison du Cinéma |
An exploration of Mexican cinema
In collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Montreal
Best Mexican Documentary, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mérida y Yucatán 2015
Sesterce d’or – Best long feature of the International Competition, Visinos du réel of Nyon 2014
Jorge lives in a Náhuatl community in the mountains of Puebla, Mexico. This year he will finish studying law and is thinking of leaving to pursue a professional career. However, he knows that would mean leaving behind his family and the community he has been trying to help. Jorge decides to wait until the family gathers on the second anniversary of his father’s death, according to tradition, to make his decision.
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