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The Year of the Radio

The Year of the Radio

2022 · 8 min · Animation, Drama, Mystery

Mexico in the 90s. Alex, a 7 year-old boy and his little siblings are left in the care of senile Aunt Lola while their mother works as a host on a radio station. Alex misses his mother and along with his siblings, they listen to his mother’s show every night, building strange imaginary worlds through the stories they hear, the news, the radio soap operas and the religious influence of his great-aunt.

Directed by Samuel Kishi · Written by Samuel Kishi

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