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Film · 2017

El mar la mar

Directed by Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki

  • 1 h 34 min
  • Documentary
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 2 August 2018
  • 4.2 Users1 vote

Synopsis

The sun hits all of those who try to cross the Sonora dessert between Mexico and USA. Apart from the few people who live over there, the poorest immigrants without documents are the ones that do this journey, who have not got other option except for taking this dangerous path, followed by border guards, official or auto-proclaimed guards. The horizon looks like impossible to finish, and the mortal dangers are waiting everywhere. It is better to move in darkness: during the day, the heat and the sun are enough to make humans or animals die. They disappear and become part of the landscape, making always present the disappears, like life and death, beauty and terror, dangerous light and and nights full of stars and promises, everything together next to each other.

The essentials

Runtime
94 min1 hour and 34 minutes
How long is El mar la mar?
1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was El mar la mar released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 2 August 2018.
Who directed El mar la mar?
Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki.
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Reviews

All 3 reviews
4.2 1 vote

What the critics say

  • The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young "It has a slow rhythm, it is sad, its aspect is beautiful in the big screen and it is reinforced by an atmospheric original score. Many spectators will find it difficult." Read
  • New York TimesBen Kenigsberg "An experimental and fascinating documentary. This inmersive and sensorially complex film evokes the fearing disorientation and loneliness of migration". Read
  • The GuardianPhilip Oltermann Bonnetta and Sniadecki?s film stands out because it allows one of the most politicised terrains in the world to speak for itself. Read

Trivia

  • Premiere and success in Berlin

    The film was first released in the Forum section of Berlin Film Festival 2018. It received the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, the Caligari Award and it was nominated to the Glasshütte Original Documentary Award.

  • Works in China

    J.P. Sniadecki, codirector of the film, has directed four different documentaries in China.

  • Before Trump

    In spite of the relevance of the film, the project was born before Donald Trump was chosen POTUS and his proposition to build a wall between Mexico and the United States.

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