TOTEM
by Lila Avilés
synopsis
Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping her aunts Nuri and Alejandra with the preparations for a surprise party they are throwing for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, a strange and chaotic atmosphere takes over, shattering the bonds that hold a family together. Sol will come to understand that her world is about to change dramatically...
international title: | Totem |
original title: | Tótem |
country: | Mexico, Denmark, France |
sales agent: | Alpha Violet |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Lila Avilés |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | ES 01/03/2024, BE 27/03/2024 |
screenplay: | Lila Avilés |
cast: | Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé, Mateo García Elizondo |
cinematography by: | Diego Tenorio |
film editing: | Omar Guzman |
music: | Thomas Becka |
producer: | Tatiana Graullera, Lila Avilés, Louise Riousse |
co-producer: | Per Damgaard Hansen, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre |
production: | Paloma Productions, Alpha Violet, Limerencia Films (MX), Laterna (MX) |
backing: | DFI (Danish Film Institute) + New Danish Screen, Eficine Produccion-BBVA (MX), Hubert Bals Fund (NL), Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (CNC et Institut français) (FR), Visions Sud Est (CH) |
distributor: | ADSO Films, Vedette Belgium, Rezo Films |