News From Afar


2h 2005

Brief Synopsis

Martin and his family move from Mexico City to an isolated rural area where they seek to begin anew. The community is small but bonds are formed and kindness is displayed by neighbors who know that survival depends on kinship and small acts of humanity. The family's one luxury is a wardrobe that hid

Film Details

Also Known As
Noticias Lejanas
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

Martin and his family move from Mexico City to an isolated rural area where they seek to begin anew. The community is small but bonds are formed and kindness is displayed by neighbors who know that survival depends on kinship and small acts of humanity. The family's one luxury is a wardrobe that hides a multitude of secrets in the concrete shack where they live.

Film Details

Also Known As
Noticias Lejanas
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States January 2006

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 19-November 3, 2005.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 20-May 4, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 5-16, 2006.

Feature directorial debut for Ricardo Benet.