A Separate Wind


A Separate Wind is a 2014 Mexican drama road movie written, directed and co-produced by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci. Starring Tomihuatzi Xelhuantzi, Valentina Buzzurro and Úrsula Pruneda. The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.

Synopsis

Omar and Karina's mother has a stroke during the family holidays. The siblings, drifting apart, will start a long journey through Mexico towards their grandmother's house. On the road they will face a broken and divided country. Where mistrust, resentment and violence are everywhere. Diverse characters -strangers on their own land- will lead them, in labyrinthic stages, until their final destiny.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:
  • Tomihuatzi Xelhuantzi as Tomd
  • Valentina Buzzurro as Karina
  • Úrsula Pruneda as Luz
  • Margarita Chavarría as Emilia
  • Mario Balandra as Cipactli
  • Sebastián Cobos as Omar
  • Desiderio Däxuni as Ezequiel
  • Alberto Lomnitz as Joaquin
  • Miguel Ángel López as Raymundo
  • Pamela Samaniego as Camila
  • Antonio Zúñiga as Sergio
  • Roberto Mares as Man with machete
  • Clementina Guadarrama as Woman with coffin
  • Érika Garcia as Anayazni

Production

Principal photography was recorded in San Luis Potosí, as well as Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Chihuahua, and Mexico City in 2013.

Release

It had its world premiere on March 23, 2014, at the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival. It had its commercial premiere on July 10, 2015, in Mexican theaters.