The Crying of the Sea

Movie·2023·1h 6m

The Crying of the Sea

A family of fishermen on the coast of Sonora, Mexico, search for a balance between their survival and that of their environment.

Country

Mexico

Language

Spanish

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The Story

Original title: El llanto de las tortugas

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to call themselves predators of the sea until one day they became unable to kill a sea turtle. Submerged in a crisis, they embark on a journey to try to save their way of life and of their fishing town through the creation of an environmental community group in charge of protecting sea turtles.

Written By

Jaime Villa

Producer

Victoria Arellano

Cinematography

Francisco Yañez

Music

Hugo Solis

Editor

Jaime Villa

Themes

social documentarydocumentary filmmakingpoetic documentaryenvironmental documentarydocumentary

Production House

Jacalito Films
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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Cast

Cosme Damián Becerra

Mónica Esquer Encinas

Cosme Becerra Esquer

Maribel Becerra Esquer

Sebastián Becerra Esquer

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Crew

Jaime Villa

Director, Editor

Jaime Villa

Writer

Victoria Arellano

Producer

Francisco Yañez

Director of Photography

Hugo Solis

Original Music Composer

Javier Campos

Editor

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