Nudo Mixteco

Nudo Mixteco

PG-13 2021 · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.

Directed by Ángeles Cruz · Written by Ángeles Cruz

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