The Back of the World
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Javier Corcuera
Guinder Rodriguez
Mehdi Zana
Tomas Rangel
Thomas Miller-el
Raul Sanchez
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Synopsis
Three stories of injustice and hardship from around the world. 11-year-old Peruvian Guinder Rodriguez earns his living breaking stones with a sledgehammer for use in construction. Like his friends, he tries to combine work and education. 60-year-old Mehdi Zana lives in exile in Sweden while his wife, Leyla Zana, is held as a political prisoner in Turkey. Although she's been offered a pardon by the Turkish government because of her poor health, she's refused to accept it if there is not a general amnesty for all political Turkish and Kurdish prisoners. Finally, Mexican immigrant Tomas Rangel travels to a prison in Texas to plead for clemency for his grandson Miguel Flores, who is sentenced to be executed. Only 3-5% of the death row prisoners in Texas have their sentence changed to life in prison. Fellow death row inmate Thomas Miller-El has reached the end of his appeals.
Director
Javier Corcuera
Cast
Guinder Rodriguez
Mehdi Zana
Tomas Rangel
Thomas Miller-el
Raul Sanchez
Martin Del Alamo
Cuti Del Alamo
Michael Mendoza
Hermanos Quesquen Espinoza
Chayo Flores
Antonia Rangel
Martha Glass
Irene Gutierrez
Sandra Crisler
Lydia Barashenga
Crew
Jordi Abusada
Mariano Agudo
Polo Aledo
Antonio Alfara
M Jose Almela
Primitivo Alvaro
Julio Azcarate
Alexandra Barba
John Becerra
Bibiana Bergia
Guillermo Carrion
Maria Carrion
Javier Corcuera
Lily Cueva
Michael Ede
Tomas Erice
Ivan Fernandez
Jaime Fernandez
Patrick Ghislain
Marivi Hebrero
Fernando León De Aranoa
Juan Manuel Lopez
Iván Marín
Julien Naudin
Cruz Novillo
Dimas Ortiz
Gusa Alonso Pimentel
Elias Querejeta
Julio Recuero
Manuel Roca
Isabel Rodriguez
David Romero
Jaume Roures
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Madrid Film Sa
Bodil Sunden
Zekine Turkeri
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Fipresci International Critics Prize at the 2000 San Sebastain International Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer May 22, 2002
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States March 2001
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Open Zone) September 21-30, 2000.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for short documentary filmmaker Javier Corcuera.
Released in United States Summer May 22, 2002
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Open Zone) September 21-30, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States March 2001 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.)
