World Cinema
Sujo / Sujo
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 14th December
- 3.00 pm
- audi 4
Screening 2
- 17th December
- 12.30 pm
- Ajantha
Screening 3
- 19th December
- 12.15 pm
- new 3
Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Director's bio
Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez are Mexican writer-directors and producers. Through their collaboration for over 15 years, they have produced two feature lengths, THE DARKEST DAYS OF US (2017) and IDENTIFYING FEATURES (2020) as well as three short films, OF THIS WORLD (2010), IN STILL WATERS (2011) and 400 BAGS(2014). IDENTIFYING FEATURES received awards in Sundance, San Sebastian, Zurich, Thessaloniki and a Gotham Award for Best International Film. SUJO is their third feature film together.
Synopsis
After a cartel gunman from a small Mexican town is murdered, Sujo, his beloved four-year-old son, is left an orphan and in danger. Sujo narrowly escapes death with the help of his aunt who raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty, and the constant peril associated with his identity. When he enters his teens a rebelliousness awakens in him, and like a rite of passage, he joins the local cartel. As a young man, Sujo attempts to make his life anew, away from the violence of his hometown. however, when his father’s legacy catches up with him, he will come face-to-face with what seems to be his destiny.
Details of Cast
SUJO Juan Jesús Varela NEMESIA Yadira Perez Esteban SUSAN Sandra Lorenzano JAI Alexis Jassiel Varela JEREMY Jairo Hernández Ramírez SUJO (child) Kevin Uriel Aguilar Luna ROSALIA Karla Garrido
Details of Crew
CINEMATOGRAPHER Ximena Amann EDITORS Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Susan Korda PRODUCTION DESIGN Belén Estrada SOUND DESIGN Omar Juárez Espino ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Astrid Rondero
Producer Details
Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Diana Arcega
Writer Details
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
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