Before the Buzzards Arrive


Before the Buzzards Arrive is a 2023 Mexican black-and-white fantasy mystery film written and directed by Jonás N. Díaz in his directorial debut. Starring María del Carmen Félix. It had its international premiere on January 30, 2023, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival as part of Big Screen Competition.

Synopsis

Justino dies at the hands of Tusa, for which she is forced to embark on a redemption journey together with Luvina, Justino's widow, with the mission of finding the corpse before the vultures eat it.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:

Release

The film had its international premiere on January 30, 2023, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. It was released in the United States on March 12, 2023, as part of the 30th San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Reception

Critical reception

Nicholas Davies from Rotterdam International Film Festival wrote: "Before the Buzzards Arrive is an oneiric, magical-realist fantasia that examines the ways in which people – and particularly women – are confined by the socially constructed roles they come to inhabit."