Dos Estaciones

Director Juan Pablo González’s films bear witness to the people of his home region, the highlands of Jalisco; his first narrative feature, Dos Estaciones, stars a mesmerizing Teresa Sánchez as a suitably strong-willed, unbroken owner of a tequila factory struggling to survive against foreign competition. Agave harvesting, business deals, village celebrations, children’s parties: she’s needed everywhere, with González’s camera following her every slow, steady move, the weight on her shoulders always apparent. “Spellbinding and urgent . . . a vivid portrait of a place and its people” (Hollywood Reporter), Dos Estaciones earned Sánchez a Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting.