La Película

La Película

2023 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama

Tomás and Paco craft low-budget short films. They are good friends and they both share the same dream of becoming filmmakers. Tomás, being a 24 year-old loser, starts worrying about his uncertain future since he doesn’t have a job, he never went to college and he smokes a lot of weed, therefore becoming unreliable for everyone. Tomás sets up to make the first film from his hometown: Campeche, México. With this mission, he hopes to attain success, money and love, but in the process, he might endanger his friendship with Paco, his only true friend.

Directed by Max Del Río · Written by Max Del Río

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Martín Mendez Tomás
Asaf Berrón Paco
Jorge Castro Realpozo Padre de Tomás
Francisco Elox Peluca
Addy Arceo Nora
Hernán Castelot Lucio / Ixtli
Juan Amaro Jean-Paul

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