Tótem

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Date: January 01, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Dates Note: 2023
Country of Origin: Denmark , France , Mexico
Place of Origin: Mexico, Denmark, France
Languages: Spanish
Color: Color
Silent: No
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Nicolás Pereda Selects: Recent Films from Mexico
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In the enormously poignant follow-up to her international breakthrough, The Chambermaid, director Lila Avilés nestles in with one family over the course of a single, meaningful day. Tótem is told largely from the perspective of seven-year-old Sol (the marvelously naturalistic Naíma Sentíes), as her mother and extended relatives prepare for the birthday party of the girl’s father. As the hours wear on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, the fragile bonds and unsure future of the family become ever clearer. Avilés confirms her formidable skill at expressing the subtlest contours of her characters’ inner lives in this emotionally expansive and affecting drama.

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Film at Lincoln Center


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