TOTEM
by Lila Avilés
synopsis
Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping her aunts Nuri and Alejandra with the preparations for a surprise party they are throwing for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, a strange and chaotic atmosphere takes over, shattering the bonds that hold a family together. Sol will come to understand that her world is about to change dramatically...
| international title: | Totem |
| original title: | Tótem |
| country: | Mexico, Denmark, France |
| sales agent: | Alpha Violet |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Lila Avilés |
| film run: | 95' |
| release date: | ES 01/03/2024, BE 27/03/2024 |
| screenplay: | Lila Avilés |
| cast: | Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé, Mateo García Elizondo |
| cinematography by: | Diego Tenorio |
| film editing: | Omar Guzman |
| music: | Thomas Becka |
| producer: | Tatiana Graullera, Lila Avilés, Louise Riousse |
| co-producer: | Per Damgaard Hansen, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre |
| production: | Paloma Productions, Alpha Violet, Limerencia Films (MX), Laterna (MX) |
| backing: | DFI (Danish Film Institute) + New Danish Screen, Eficine Produccion-BBVA (MX), Hubert Bals Fund (NL), Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (CNC et Institut français) (FR), Visions Sud Est (CH) |
| distributor: | ADSO Films, Vedette Belgium, Rezo Films |
