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| Directed by | Marcelino Islas Hernández |
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| Cinematography | Rodrigo Sandoval |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
La Caridad (Charity) is a 2016 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Marcelino Islas Hernández. The film stars Raúl Silva, as a young man, with limited mental skills. He says he is fifteen years old, although he seems to be older. He lives and works in his mother's restaurant by a busy freeway. One day he meets Elena, an eleven-year-old girl, who will change his life forever. Yo is adapted by Meyer and Alexandre Auger from Histoire du pied et autres fantaisies by French author J.M.G. Le Clézio.
Yo premiered at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival and was awarded for Best Mexican Feature Film and Best Actor for Raúl Silva.[1] The film also received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Ariel Awards of 2016.[2]
Plot edit
On the night of their wedding anniversary celebration, Angelica (Verónica Langer) and José Luis (Jaime Garza) have a car accident. José Luis loses his leg and begins rehabilitation. To help him with daily activities, they hire an assistant, Eva (Adriana Paz). Eva and José Luis develop a friendship and he feels attracted to her. He asks if she has had relations with married people, to which she answers yes, but not with amputees. Eva tells José Luis the details of a sexual relationship she had with a former married boss.
When the leg prosthesis is delivered to José Luis, they change his assistant, whom he rejects. He goes to look for Eva at her home and finds her with her young son, and they kiss. Angelica returns to her house, realizes that José Luis is not there, and takes her crutches. She goes to a motel, bathes and dyes her hair. Then she goes to a hotel bar, and a stranger invites her to dance. She drives, leaving the city, and receives a call from her son and returns home. Upon returning, she lies down in the bed she shares with José Luis and he asks him to hug him.
Cast edit
- Raúl Silva as Yo
- Elizabeth Mendoza as Mamá Yo
- Ignacio Rojas Nieto as Pady
- Isis Vanesa Cortés as Elena
- Mireya Ivonne Morales as Sra. Elia
- Alfonso Miguel González as Poncho
- Melody Petite as Jenny
- Félix Miranda Pérez as Capataz
External links edit
- La Caridad at IMDb
References edit
- ^ "¡Felicidades a los ganadores del 13º FICM!". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). October 31, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ Magaña, Arturo (April 13, 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2016.
Category:2016 films Category:2010s drama films Category:Mexican films Category:Mexican drama films Category:Spanish-language films