HISTORY

Mexico and the United States share the greatest border between the first and the third world. That makes it a bridge for thousands of migrants who expose themselves to every danger as they travel through the country on a train called “The Beast.” That's where they meet the Patronas, a group of Mexican women who, every day since 1995, make food and toss it to the helpless as the train rushes by.

This documentary is an intimate approach, a personal diary that draws a border between the life they were given and the life they chose. In the midst of a country at war, in a world where all hope seems lost, the Patronas breathe life into a human value that seems to be fading with each day: love for one another.

Friday, December 11th 6:00 p.m.

Mexico, 2014

Direction:

Arturo González Villaseñor

90 minutes

Language: Spanish

Photography:

Juan Antonio Mecalco Cruz

Edition:

Lucrecia Gutiérrez Maupomé

Sound:

Rodrigo Villanueva Sánchez Lena Esquenazi

Music:

Muna Zul

Production:

Acanthus Films

Pepper Films

UAM-X

Distributor: 

Rise and Shine World Sales WG

THE DIRECTOR

Arturo González Villaseñor studied Social Communication at the UAM-X, specializing in the area of Public Politics. In 2013, he founded “Acanto Films”, a production company for films and artistic events. At the moment, he writes film reviews and film notes for the magazine Revista Proceso.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

• Los Cabos International Film Festival
• Amsterdam International Documentary Festival