Drama/Mex (2006)

Director:

Gerardo Naranjo

Writer:

Gerardo Naranjo

Release Date:

2 March 2007 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two interlaced stories unfold over the course of the same long, hot day in the once lush and now decadent resort town of Acapulco...

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Fernando Becerril	...	Jaime
Juan Pablo Castaneda	...	Gonzalo
Diana García	...	Fernanda
Martha Claudia Moreno	...	Mama Yhahaira
Miriana Moro	...	Tigrillo
Emilio Valdés	...	Chano Cuerpiperro

Directed by
Gerardo Naranjo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gerardo Naranjo

Produced by
Yibran Assaud	....	executive producer
Samuel Chauvin	....	associate producer
Pablo Cruz	....	executive producer
Gabriel Garcia	....	executive producer
Gabriel Garcia	....	producer
Gael García Bernal	....	executive producer
Diego Luna	....	executive producer
Miriana Moro	....	producer
Renato Ornelas	....	executive producer
Santiago Paredes	....	producer
Geminiano Pineda	....	post producer
Kyzza Terrazas	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Tobias Datum

Film Editing by
Yibran Assaud

Production Design by
Claudio Castelli

Costume Design by
Annai Ramos

Art Department
Claudia Brewster	....	daily art department assistant

Sound Department
Gabriel Reyna	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Len Borruso	....	first assistant camera
Jason J. Rodriguez	....	electrician (as Jason Rodriguez)
Jason J. Rodriguez	....	second assistant camera (as Jason Rodriguez)

Editorial Department
Julio Galvan	....	on-line editor
Julio Galvan	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Ruiz de Velasco Gonzalo	....	commercial director

Thanks
Ernesto Garabito	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Canana Films
• Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
• Cinematografica Revolcadero

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• IFC First Take (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kino Bez Granits (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Four Films (2007) (Chile) (all media)
• Roissy Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• Tarantula Films (2006) (Mexico) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:105 min | USA:93 min | Canada:92 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color (original 35 mm prints)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Company:

Canana Films

a Lesson....

The best Mexican FILM for the last 8 years. A lesson to Reygadas and other ART filmmakers, it shows that you can go to Cannes as a consequence of your talent, not to your skills as a provocation seller.

A lesson to commercial directors and producers, I dare them to touch and entertain the audience like this film does.

Mexican cinema needs to encourage this kind of artists, we have to stop spending millions of dollars making trash, Lets do 10 of this beautiful human experiences instead of one big meaningless bullshit.

Naranjo and guys like Iván Avila, Julian Hernandez, Fernando Eimbcke and other newcomers deserve to shoot something every year

Thanks for the effort...

Looking forward the next films of Naranjo.