2 Best Movies to Watch From Nephilim Producciones

1. Identifying Features, 2020

	
While there is a climate of fear circulating around immigration, crossing the border is not as easy as it sounds. Before even reaching it, people hoping to enter America go through a dangerous journey, many of whom disappear without any resolution for the loved ones left behind. This is what makes Identifying Features work– it’s more a compelling mystery drama centered on a mother trying to piece together what happened to her son, and as she does so, writer-director Fernanda Valadez sets a spine-tingling mood, with striking, cryptic shots paired with the sober, difficult explanations the loved one who have been left behind with her have tried to formulate. Sin Señas Particulares captures that painful story in such a bold and thoughtful debut.Genre: Drama
Actor: Ana Lauda Rodríguez, Armando García, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela, Mercedes Hernández
Director:  Fernanda Valadez
Rating: NR

2. Gloria, 2013

	
For the longest time, women dedicated their lives to the family, so after a divorce, and after the kids grow up, it can be hard to imagine what happens after. Some people choose to remain single, but for many women, it can feel like the start of another life totally lived for one’s self. Gloria was then one of the few depictions of a woman at this time, but writer-director Sebastián Lelio depicts this slice of life as is– without over-sentimentality, but with honesty, without pretentiousness, but with a calm and even direction. The slow, naturalistic approach might not be to everyone’s taste, but Gloria is a charming character study, made much more real with Paulina García’s excellent performance.Genre: Comedy, Drama
Actor: Antonia Santa María, Coca Guazzini, Diego Fontecilla, Liliana García, Paulina García, Sergio Hernández
Director: Sebastián Lelio
Rating: R