Yo ("Me") is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Matías Meyer. 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.
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| Directed by | Matías Meyer |
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| Cinematography | Gerardo Barroso Alcalá |
| Edited by | León Felipe González |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | USD$400,000 |
Yo premiered at the 13th Morelia International Film Festival and was awarded 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]
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
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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.
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