Ángeles Castro

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

Documentary about a lodging house, owned by Rosa Carbajal, at the corner of Shakespare and Víctor Hugo streets.

Capillus

When his car breaks down, a man enters a cafeteria. The atmosphere is tense, and a little girl silently asks him for help. Disturbed by her request, he realizes something strange is going on.

The Other José

José, a taxi driver in Mexico City, loses his temper at the slightest thing. After causing a lot of trouble over a woman who doesn´t love him, he tries to take his own life. However, saved by a stranger, José learns his lesson and changes. He sets out to show the world and the woman he loves that he is not whom he used to be.

The Violin

In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunition hidden in a field. A family of grandfather, son, and grandson are among the rebels in the hills. The grandfather, with his violin over his shoulder, tries to pass the checkpoint, ostensibly to tend his corn crop. The commanding officer lets him pass but insists on a daily music lesson.

Such A Cock

Tomás is known as the best poulterer. His clients admire the skill and precision with which he makes his cuts and he performs his work as if it were a sacred ritual. But when a new poulterer comes to work at the chicken shop, Tomás suddenly sees his fame and reputation threatened.

Tin Man

The night guard of a big warehouse gives every night food and a place to sleep to a couple of homeless: and old man a little girl. After having a nightmare, the guard feels guilty because of the terrible things he does to the little girl.

The Eye on the Nape

This is the story of Pablo, a young uruguayan exiled in México, whose father was disappeared during the military dictatorship.

In Love

A psychological drama when something happens and kills the love. The characters undergo a process of unfolding that shows them as they really are and as they appear to be.