Drought (2012)
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Residents from the ejido (communal land) Los Cuates de Australia in Northeast Mexico perform every year a massive exodus to look for water during drought. In this exile, men, women, elders, and children wait for the first drops of water to return to their lands, metaphor of a small town that hides… More Residents from the ejido (communal land) Los Cuates de Australia in Northeast Mexico perform every year a massive exodus to look for water during drought. In this exile, men, women, elders, and children wait for the first drops of water to return to their lands, metaphor of a small town that hides from death. -- (C) IFC Center
- Directed By
- Everardo González
- Written By
- Everardo González
- Genres
- Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 10, 2012 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
[González] keeps his distance, leaving room for plenty of thoughtfully framed compositions and allowing the hush of a dried-up land to predominate.
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Andrew Schenker, Slant Magazine
Everado González isn't above capturing some striking landscape shots, seemingly for the shear desolate prettiness of it, but they always double as a reminder of the very real plight facing the subjects.
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