The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
A Mexican boy bound for Chicago tries to cross the border, but is the crowded wagon he rides in going the right way? An offbeat, allegorical odyssey that blends absurd humor with pastoral imagery. A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico. Written by TIFF LAFF
Directed by Arturo Pons
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- Gael Sánchez Valle Chencho
- Pedro Gamez Paciano
- Agustín Tapia
- Francisco Barrios
- Alex Barceló
- Eulalio Nava Wachinton
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Horacio García Rojas Gutiérrez - Hansel Ramírez Joven
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Luis Bayardo Viejo -
Eligio Meléndez Adulto -
Marco Pérez Rogelio - Bertha González
Make it a double feature
3h 35m together
The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man
Frozen Stiff
A close match in mood and era.
