Tótem

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Roy J Feb 14, 2024 It's like Monsoon Wedding but a Mexican birthday...saddest birthday ever. See more MB C @MB.Cinema Jul 14, 2026 Through the eyes of a young girl, a birthday celebration slowly turns into a quiet farewell to her dying father. The film finds its strength in small, intimate details rather than major plot events. It delivers a deeply human and honest portrayal of love, grief, and denial. While its slow, observational style may feel subtle, it creates a powerful emotional undercurrent. Ultimately, it’s a moving and sincere film that gently captures life in the shadow of loss..... See more Abraham G @AbrahamHill Jan 26, 2026 Filme que te rompe. Ese final captando al papá haciendo un esfuerzo enorme por permanecer de pie, la niña rompiendo la cuarta pared, me hizo entender y empatizar con la pequeña, esa mirada insistente que observa al espectador termina rompiendote por completo. Sin duda alguna uno de los filmes más crudos que he visto. See more Eye C @ECinc Sep 24, 2025 Ufff… creo que no fue buena idea ver esta película en este momento… aunque también pienso que independientemente de cómo te vaya en tu vida, esto es muy deprimente. Ahora, esto está muy bien hecho y tiene mucha propuesta, sin embargo la forma en como está filmada es demasiado claustrofóbica. Lo que sí es un hecho es que la niña Naíma Sentíes ya se puede ir considerando como un tesoro nacional y la directora Lila Aviles, abra que seguir su carrera de cerca, esperando que haga cosas más alegres y menos oscuras. See more Wayne M @Wayne93 Jul 30, 2024 Totem is a beautiful gem of a film. It's small in scope but enormous in heart, passion and human empathy. Set over one day it marks director Lila Aviles as a talent of great significance and promise. The film takes place in Mexico, mostly in one house setting. Seven year old Sol is being taken to her grandfather's house to celebrate the birthday of her father, Tona. Sadly Tona is critically ill and as the film goes on we get the feleing his days are numbered. The first half of the film is mainly an observance of the work being done by Sol's aunts as they frantically prepare for everything that needs to be done for the party. Sol is wide eyed and smart and takes it all in. The second half shows the party and the many friends who gather to celebrate Tona. It's a joyous occasion but one that is also bittersweet. There is not much plot here, but this superb film does a great job at the showing the joys and pains of life and the vital human connections we share. It's a cast probably not well known, but they do a superb job in a truly wonderful film. See more Alec B @Alec97 Jul 15, 2024 It captures certain messy and frantic family dynamics well but it doesn't add up to much more than "family is complicated and death it hard". See more Read all reviews

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