Silvestre Pantaleón (2012)
The story of an elderly man from the Nahuatl-speaking village of San Agustín Oapan, Guerrero, Mexico. Silvestre Pantaleón follows the protagonist as he struggles to pay for a curing ceremony and provide for his family. He dedicates himself to the only remunerative activities he knows: handcrafting rope for religious ceremonies and building seldom-used household objects that he alone still has the skills to produce. Silvestre Pantaleón is a simple, though universal, tale of aging, told with a lyrical combination of lingering imagery and quotidian detail.
Directors:
Jonathan D. Amith, Roberto Olivares Ruiz.
Writers:
Jonathan D. Amith, Roberto Olivares Ruiz.
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Silvestre Pantaleón as |
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Alejandro Cenario as |
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Jeremías Cabrera as |
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Ezequiel Herrera as |
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Paula Pantaleón as |
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Rutilia Barrera as |
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Eugenio Santos as |
| Directing | Jonathan D. Amith | Director |
| Directing | Roberto Olivares Ruiz | Director |
| Writing | Jonathan D. Amith | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roberto Olivares Ruiz | Screenplay |