La Raya

TECHNICAL DATA

Mexico/2024/Color/80'.

Title/Title: La raya

Director: Yolanda Cruz

Tipo de producción/Type of production: FICTION

Country(ies): MEXICO

Año de producción/Production year: 2024

Duration/RT: 80 MINUTES

Script/Script: Yolanda Cruz, Joe Sieder, Citizens of Cieneguilla

Production/Producers: Yolanda Cruz, Isael Gutiérrez, Christine Davila

Production Company/Production Companies: Petate Films, IMCINE

Photography/Cinematographer: Sheila Altamirano

Editing/Editors: Yolanda Cruz, Joe Sieder

Sound: Jorge Alberto Barraza, Erick Ruiz Arellano, Juan Antonio Pacheco

Musica/Music: The BaCan Brothers

Cast: Mónica del Carmen, José Salof, Diana Baltazar, Noé Peña, Alejandro Baltazar, Domitila Baltazar.

Logline

The arrival of a refrigerator changes life in La Raya, a village in the southern highlands of Oaxaca.

Synopsis 

When a refrigerator appears out of nowhere in the almost abandoned town of La raya, Sotera Santos (11) and her friend Erick try to sell it and make a great deal. However, the fridge soon begins to reveal mysterious things to people who approach it. Meanwhile, Sotera is going to have to face the reality that her mother may not be coming back to take her to the United States, and that maybe it is not yet time to leave La Raya.

Synopsis

When a refrigerator magically appears out of nowhere in the small, forgotten village in Mexico, eleven years old Sotera seizes it as a business opportunity and attempts to sell it. However, the fridge is more than it seems, and soon starts revealing mysterious apparitions to the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Sotera's dream of joining her mother in the US faces a reality check, and she must decide whether she is ready to leave La Raya, after all.