Life & Nothing More

2017
6.5
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Title: Life & Nothing More

Original Title: Life & Nothing More

Year: 2017

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Plot

It is hard to keep up when everything seems to be against you. 'Life & Nothing More', by Antonio Méndez Esparza, explores the life of a disjointed family from the north of Florida through the stories of two members. On one side, Regina, mather of a family, fights to make ends meet while in her heart she desires for something more than just being a mother. On the other side, Andrew, an adolescent who finds it difficult to find his place in the United States and suffers the family pressure. When the young boy decides to seek for his absent father, the events are unleashed, leading him through paths he would never expect. Is it possible for them to find each other even though they are so far away? 'Life & Nothing More' was premiered at the Toronto and San Sebastián festivals and was nominated for the Golden Seashell. All the actors are non professional.

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Trivia

Fiction strongly based upon reality

The director interviewed people similar to the ones appearing in the movie, and also with judges, lawyers and educative advisors in order to build the script and get as close as he could to reality.

Non-professional

None of the actors in the film are professional, and they are called by their real names.

The election day

The director has confessed that they lived the Clinton vs Trump American election day while they were filming and it was a scary moment.

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