Movie about Mexicans left behind by migrants is shown in L.A. Film Festival

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“Los Que Se Quedan” (Those Who Remain), a film made by Mexican directors Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman, gets another look, this time from Patrick J. McDonnell, due to its presence at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

“Few topics inflame political passions like immigration, but don’t expect polemics from ‘Los Que Se Quedan’ (Those Who Remain), a Mexican documentary screening Saturday evening at the Los Angeles Film Festival in Westwood, writes McDonnell here.

“The film examines the phenomenon of those left behind in the home countries, in this case the countless families enduring the emptiness and melancholy that inevitably follows the departure of loved ones for el norte.”

You may remember our video and report about the film from earlier this year, when it was showing at the Guadalajara Film Festival in Mexico and scooped the prize for best Mexican documentary. You can watch an interview with the two directors in the video above.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City

Video by Deborah Bonello