Synopsis
The tale of an old man carrying his wounded (criminal) son on his back in search of help. The film has a younger father carrying his sick child on his back looking for help. Meanwhile he tells his son about what his future life will be like. The film intercuts between the story of the man and his child and the possible future of the child as a young indigenous man looking for work in Mexico City.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : Les Films du Prisme
- Foreign production companies : Conacite, Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A.
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Georges Bacri
- Adaptation : François Reichenbach, Noel Howard
- Director of Photography : Rosalio Solano
- Music Composer : Vangelis
- Editor : Delphine Desfons
- Foreign Producer : Leopoldo Silva
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France, Mexico
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1972
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 23 min
- Current status :
- Approval :
- Production formats : 35mm