Running Time: 75 minutes
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
Release Date: Showing at Mexican Film Festival on 12th November at Mercury Cinema
Amicably separated for several years by their cultural differences, Mexican Jorge Machado and Italian Roberta Palombini parent a five year old son, Natan, together. However Roberta decides to return to Rome permanently for a more urban lifestyle with their son, but before departing Jorge takes Natan on a trip hoping to instill the ways of his Mayan heritage. Fisherman Jorge takes him to the Banco Chinchorro the largest coral reef in Mexico, to enjoy all the delights that this natural paradise brings them. From fishing to snorkelling, they form a strong bond quickly living in palifittes, fisherman huts perched on stilts over the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean. Jorge shares his accommodation with father like figure and fellow fisherman Matraca (Nestor Marin)
Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, writer and director of photography, has a keen visual eye with the spectacularly shot cinematography as each frame is lovingly crafted particularly the mesmerising underwater scenes amongst the sea life in this beautiful coral reef. It is easy to get lost in the idyllic lifestyle and beauty of this film and watching the father son relationship develop even if it appears a bit contrived at times. Wether intentional or not this is sharply contrasted with Natan’s life with his mother so it’s difficult to know if an element of bias is evident, though the acting appears natural in this semi documentary piece.
3/5 stars
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