News from Afar (2005)
Overview
Under the notion that "you can not change the future, but the past," a young woman who has grown up in a poor village in the highlands, embarks on a spiritual journey to Mexico City seeking to break the cycle of family alienation and find hope. Fate will return to the source to destroy and start over.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.382 |
Directed By
Ricardo Benet
Crew
Martín Boege
Isabel Muñoz Cota
Ricardo Benet
Julio Bárcenas
Ricardo Benet
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