Alamar (2009)

Director:

Pedro González-Rubio

Writer:

Pedro González-Rubio (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 July 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama

Plot:

Before their inevitable farewell, a young man of Mayan roots and Natan, his half Italian son, embark on an epic journey into the open sea. |

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Mexico | Diving | One Word Title | Egret

Awards:

9 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Jorge Machado	...	Jorge
Roberta Palombini	...	Roberta
Natan Machado Palombini	...	Natan
Nestór Marín	...	Matraca
Garza Silvestre	...	Blanquita

Directed by
Pedro González-Rubio

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pedro González-Rubio		screenplay

Produced by
Pedro González-Rubio	....	producer
Jaime Romandia	....	producer

Original Music by
Diego Benlliure

Cinematography by
Pedro González-Rubio

Film Editing by
Pedro González-Rubio

Production Design by
Pedro González-Rubio

Production Management
Øyvind Stiauren	....	post-production supervisor
Joakim Ziegler	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Manuel Carranza	....	sound recordist
Paulina Márquez	....	sound producer
Adrián Reynoso	....	sound editor
Emmanuel Romero	....	sound designer
Rodolfo Romero	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
David Torres Castilla	....	underwater photographer
Alexis Zabe	....	underwater photographer

Editorial Department
Edna Beatriz Cruz Miranda	....	post-production assistant
Alan Durán Alatorre	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Uriel Esquenazi	....	composer: theme music

Production Companies

• Mantarraya Producciones
• Xkalakarma

Distributors

• Zeta Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Against Gravity (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Epicentre Films (2010) (France) (all media)
• Cinema Mondo (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2010) (USA) (all media) (subtitled)
• Lumiere distribution (2010) (Belgium) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (DVD)
• New Wave Films (2010) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Lupe Post  digital intermediate
• Terminal  post-production supervision and services

Also Known As:

"To the Sea" - Canada (English title) (festival title), International (English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | South Korea:All | Finland:K-3

Filming Locations:

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Company:

Mantarraya Producciones

Trivia:

Graffiti on the wall in the final scene back in Rome translates as "You are my present".

Quotes:

Jorge:Me neither, I drink my coffee every night before going to bed
Matraca:Me too, when I'm with my buddies we always have coffee. But we drink it during daytime
Jorge:With the old guys
Matraca:With my buddies, the young guys
Jorge:What do you mean by young guys. Are they your age. If they are your age than that's not young anymore. You have lived many spring times, you're not that young any more
Matraca:Well, I'm still young at heart. I don't feel old...
Jorge:One thing is to feel and another is to be old
Matraca:- like some guys who feel old. Not me. The only thing that's old are the roads... and we're still on them

Simple beautiful human nature

If you're in the mood to experience beautiful "National Geographic" quality images of untouched nature and simple humanity, then yes, let this movie wash over you as a tranquil meditation of what life is really like without the amenities of modern day life. Three generations of boys, each turned into men, survive and thrive on a fishing trip off the world's second largest coral reef off Mexico. There is nervous tension when observing the barefooted boy explore his surroundings and react with his real-life father. Will the little one fall off the front of the boat, or be eaten alive by an alligator? Will they weather the storm together? This quiet contemplative film restores our faith in the basic fundamental principles of family. Their ideal lives of free living are however tinged by abandon and sacrifice. Attempt this trip to sense an existence freed of material possessions but filled with the joy and purity of heart.