Mexico 86
1976. Death threats force Maria, a Guatemalan rebel activist fighting the corrupt military dictatorship, to flee to Mexico, leaving her son behind.
10 years later, when he comes to live with her, she is forced to choose between her duties as a mother and continuing her revolutionary activism.
Cast
- Maria
- Bérénice Bejo
- Marco
- Matheo Labbé
- Miguel
- Leonardo Ortizgris
- Eugenia
- Julieta Egurrola
Mexico 86
César Díaz
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Belgium, France 2024
- Language
- es. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 95min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
César Díaz
Born in 1978 in Guatemala. Studied in Mexico and Belgium and participated in a Screenwriting workshop in Paris. Works as an editor for feature and documentary films. Active as a director.
Filmography
2010 SEMILLAS DE CENIZAS, Kurzdokumentarfilm
2019 NUESTRAS MADRES, Spielfilm
2014 MEXICO 86, Spielfilm HOF 2024
“I asked myself what the true reasons for this project were. It is my story. My mother left Guatemala because she was being chased by the authorities. I grew up with my grandmother. I often traveled back and forth between Guatemala and Mexico until I finally decided to live with her. When we met for the first time, I was nine years old and we were complete strangers. Our relationship developed in a strange way. We are actually more like friends. You have to question the commitment in order to better understand the mechanics of this story. I took a long detour through Brussels and went through four different versions of the script before returning to the basis of my story.”
César Díaz
- Writer
- César Díaz
- Director of Photography
- Virginie Surdej
- Editor
- Alain Dessauvage
- Production Designer
- Pilar Peredo
- Costume Designer
- Sabrina Riccardi
- Sound
- Bruno Schweisguth
- Charles de Ville
- Gilles Bénardeau
- Music Composer
- Rémi Boubal
- Make-up
- Eva Sara Ravina
- Producer
- Delphine Schmit
- Géraldine Sprimont
- Anne-Laure Guégan
