X500 (Spanish: X Quinientos) is a 2016 drama film directed by Juan Andrés Arango.[2] An international co-production between Canada, Colombia and Mexico, the film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema strand at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
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Directed by | Juan Andrés Arango |
Written by | Juan Andrés Arango |
Produced by | Yanick Létourneau Jorge Andrés Botero Edher Campos |
Starring | Jembie Almazan Bernardo Garnica Cruz Jonathan Diaz Angulo |
Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
Edited by | Felipe Guerrero |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | Canada Colombia Mexico[1] |
Languages | English French Spanish Tagalog Mazahua |
The film tells the thematically interrelated but dramatically separate stories of three young adults, one each in Canada, Colombia and Mexico, who are each struggling to adapt to a new and unfamiliar living situation.[2] The film features dialogue in English, French, Spanish, Tagalog and Mazahua.[2]
The film stars Jembie Almazan as Maria, Bernardo Garnica Cruz as David and Jonathan Diaz Angulo as Alex.
References
edit- ^ a b "‘X500’s’ Juan Andrés Arango on Young Migrants, Working With Non-Professionals". Variety, October 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c "'X500': San Sebastian Review". Screen Daily, September 23, 2016.
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