SUJO
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
(*This film will be screened in 35 mm)
8:00 PM,Million Dollar Theater, November 1st
Mexico | 2024 | 127′ | Spanish
– sub English
The 4-year-old orphan of a cartel gunman 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 birthright. Entering his adolescence, 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.
Director • Dirección
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
Screenplay • Guión
Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Cinematography • Fotografía
Ximena Amann
Music • Score
Astrid Rondero
Sound • Sonido
Omar Juárez (sound Design)
Production Design
Belén Estrada
Edition • Edición
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
Producer • Productor
Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Diana Casarreal, Jewerl Keats Ross, Virginie Devesa, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre, Nicolás Celis
Cast • Elenco
Juan Jesús Varela, Yadira Pérez, Alexis Varela, Jairo Hernández, Sandra Lorenzano, Kevin Aguilar, Karla Garrido
Director
Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez
Mexican writer-directors and producers. Collaborating for over 15 years, they have produced two feature length films –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. A festival darling on the 2024 circuit, it received the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema at Sundance.