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Identifying Features

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Months after Jesús (Juan Jesús Varela) set out on foot for the U.S. with a friend from their rural town in Guanajuato, Magdalena (Mercedes Hernandez) has lost contact with her beloved adolescent son. Determined to unravel his fate, Magdalena soon finds herself in over her head, entangled in an expansive crime syndicate and labyrinth of disorienting lies on an increasingly surreal journey to uncover the truth. At the mercy of those with the power and courage to help her find closure, Magdalena's path fortuitously converges with that of Miguel (David Illescas), a young man not unlike her son Jesús, returning from U.S. deportation. Ensconced within the realm of magical-realism while exhibiting remarkable restraint, IDENTIFYING FEATURES is an impressive, symbolic re-imagining of a culture adrift and seeking spiritual reunification. Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Audience and Screenplay Awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Mercedes Hernández
Magdalena
David Illescas
Miguel
Juan Jesús Varela
Jesús

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Awards

  • 2020 - Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic - nominated
  • 2020 - Audience Award - World Cinema - Dramatic - winner
  • 2020 - World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award - Best Screenplay - winner
  • 2020 - Scythian Deer - International Competition: Full-Length Films - nominated

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