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Michel Franco

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Michel Franco at an event for After Lucia (2012)
Daniel and Ana, brother and sister, best friends. Both are at pivotal, defining moments in their contented lives. Ana is about to be married, Daniel is a gregarious teenager discovering his personal and sexual identity. Yet their harmony is instantly shattered when they are kidnapped and something shocking happens which forces them to confront their desires and fears
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Michel Franco was born in 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and director, known for New Order (2020), Chronic (2015) and After Lucia (2012).
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Born1979
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    • 16 wins & 42 nominations

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Michel Franco in Chronic (2015)
Michel Franco in After Lucia (2012)
Michel Franco at an event for Chronic (2015)
Tim Roth, Robin Bartlett, Nailea Norvind, Michel Franco, and Sarah Sutherland at an event for Chronic (2015)
Tim Roth, Robin Bartlett, Michel Franco, and Sarah Sutherland at an event for Chronic (2015)
Tim Roth and Michel Franco at an event for Chronic (2015)
Tim Roth and Michel Franco at an event for Chronic (2015)
Tim Roth, Robin Bartlett, and Michel Franco at an event for Chronic (2015)
Hernán Mendoza, Michel Franco, and Tessa Ia at an event for After Lucia (2012)

Known for

New Order (2020)
New Order
6.5
  • Producer
  • 2020
Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
Chronic
6.6
  • Producer
  • 2015
Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
After Lucia
7.1
  • Producer
  • 2012
Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
April's Daughter
6.5
  • Producer
  • 2017

Credits

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Producer

  • Memory
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • Pet Shop Boys
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • At Midnight (2023)
    At Midnight
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Heroic (2023)
    Heroic
    • producer
    • 2023
  • The Box (2021)
    The Box
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Sundown (2021)
    Sundown
    • producer
    • 2021
  • La civil (2021)
    La civil
    • co-producer
    • 2021
  • Bill Murray and Rashida Jones in On the Rocks (2020)
    On the Rocks
    • producer: Tèoréma, Mexico
    • 2020
  • New Order (2020)
    New Order
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Workforce (2019)
    Workforce
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Brother
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Borde
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    April's Daughter
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Sangre alba (2016)
    Sangre alba
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • El vendedor de orquídeas (2016)
    El vendedor de orquídeas
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • The Heirs (2015)
    The Heirs
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva in From Afar (2015)
    From Afar
    • producer
    • 2015

Director

  • Memory
    • Director
    • Post-production
  • 120 Horas En Venecia
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Sundown (2021)
    Sundown
    • Director
    • 2021
  • New Order (2020)
    New Order
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    April's Daughter
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    Chronic
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Through the Eyes (2013)
    Through the Eyes
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    After Lucia
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Marimar Vega and Dario Yazbek Bernal in Daniel and Ana (2009)
    Daniel and Ana
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Entre dos (2003)
    Entre dos
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Así nos gusta vivir
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Cuando sea grande
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2001
  • El soldado
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2001
  • Azul y sombras
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Ruido y olvido
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Huérfanos
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998

Writer

  • Sundown (2021)
    Sundown
    • written by
    • 2021
  • New Order (2020)
    New Order
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Emma Suárez, Joanna Larequi, and Ana Valeria Becerril in April's Daughter (2017)
    April's Daughter
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Tim Roth and Michael Cristofer in Chronic (2015)
    Chronic
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Through the Eyes (2013)
    Through the Eyes
    • writer
    • 2013
  • Tessa Ia in After Lucia (2012)
    After Lucia
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Marimar Vega and Dario Yazbek Bernal in Daniel and Ana (2009)
    Daniel and Ana
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Entre dos (2003)
    Entre dos
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Así nos gusta vivir
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Cuando sea grande
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2001
  • El soldado
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2001
  • Azul y sombras
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Ruido y olvido
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Huérfanos
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1998
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  • Born
    • 1979
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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    Member of the jury at the Venice International Film Festival in 2017.
  • Quotes
    A jury of many directors is always tricky, it's like a magician watching another magician - they know all the tricks. [2017]

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