Winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes and the special Jury prize at the Chicago International Film Festival the critically acclaimed After Lucia is directed by Michel Franco (Daniel and Ana). The story follows the relationship between Roberto and his 17 year old daughter Alejandra. Roberto is very depressed after his wife Lucia dies in a car accident and decides to move away with his daughter to a new city. They try hard to adjust to their new life and Alejandro does her best to help but struggles as she becomes the victim of bullying at her new school.... To protect her father she decides not to tell him anything but as the bullying gets worse her situation becomes more and more desperate. [show more]
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In director Michel Franco's tense Mexican drama a teenage girl becomes the object of increasingly violent bullying at her new school. Struggling to cope after the death of his wife in a car accident, experienced chef Roberto (Hernán Mendoza) moves with his 17-year-old daughter Alejandra (Tessa Ia) from Puerto Vallarta to Mexico City after an offer of a job. Although relations with her father are still strained due to her mother's death, Alejandra settles in well at her new school, and soon finds herself attracted to José (Gonzalo Vega Sisto). But when an incident at a local house party turns her into an outcast at school, Alejandra's attempts to face down her former friends result in her being subjected to an ever increasing barrage of abuse, violence and humiliation from her classmates.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes and the special Jury prize at the Chicago International Film Festival the critically acclaimed After Lucia is directed by Michel Franco (Daniel & Ana) The story follows the relationship between Roberto and his 17 year old daughter Alejandra Roberto is very depressed after his wife Lucia dies in a car accident and decides to move away with his daughter to a new city They try hard to adjust to their new life and Alejandro does her best to help but struggles as she becomes the victim of bullying at her new school To protect her father she decides not to tell him anything but as the bullying gets worse her situation becomes more and more desperate Actors Tessa Ia Gonzalo Vega Jr Tamara Yazbek & Hernán MendozaDirector Michel FrancoCertificate 15 years and overYear 2012Languages SpanishSubtitles English
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