Synopsis
In a bleak future where the borders have been sealed, vast computer networks commodify memories, and corporate warriors have been militarized, a tech-savvy campesino from a small Santa Ana farm village discovers a mysterious transmission that seems to be a blueprint for the city of the future. Memo Cruz lives with his family in Santa Ana del Rio, a remote farming community that has recently been hijacked by a private company. Having recently taken control of the entire area's water supply, the company is now seeking to sell the precious resource back to citizens at criminal prices. As a result, aqua-terrorist cells have recently formed with the explicit goal of taking back the water supply by force if necessary. Despite the growing tension in Santa Ana, however, all Memo really cares about is technology. Memo longs to find employment as a node worker in the high-tech factories of the northern cities, and has recently constructed a transmitter that allows him to vicariously experience the lives of others. One evening, while surfing the local airwaves, the gifted eavesdropper locks onto a forbidden broadcast not intended for the general public -- a broadcast that lays out explicit plans for creating a future that Memo could have never imagined. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Year: 2009
Runtime: 90
Country: Mexico
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some violence and sexuality
Category: Feature
Release
April 17, 2009 (USA - Limited)
by
Maya Entertainment
Awards
2008 - Alfred P. Sloan Prize - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Alfred P. Sloan Prize - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - New Directors/New Films
2008 - Film Presented - San Francisco International Film Festiv
2008 - Film Presented - Seattle International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Edinburgh International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Hamptons International Film Festival
2008 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Awards